Intersections
Barney Wiget
A Life Transformed: How a Personal Crisis Changed a Pastor's Heart
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How does faith intersect with politics and social change? When he was a pastor, Barney Wiget never addressed those issues in the hundreds of sermons he preached. However, personal life challenges led to a dramatic change in how he understands his faith and the lessons he draws from the life of Jesus. In our conversation, we discuss Jesus' ethics in the Sermon on the Mount--probably the most famous discourse in human history--and how they can, and do, speak to the unique times we are living through in our country.
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About Barney Wiget
Barney Wiget started Christian churches and was a pastor for over 30 years--until a life crisis transformed his perspective on many of the social issues of our day. His personal encounters with people struggling with addiction and homelessness changed some of the ways he now understands his Christian faith. He has written three books, including The Other End of the Dark: A Memoir About Divorce, Cancer, and Things God Does Anyway and his most recent, What on Earth: Considering the Social Implications of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.