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Monthly Archives: March 2012

St. Patrick and the hermeneutic circle as living into the holiness of life during Lent

Posted on March 18, 2012 by senseijfk

St. Patrick’s Day is more than green beer, The Pogues and 5K runs.  It is a time to remember during this Lenten season the life of a former slave whose freedom meant freedom from darkness for not only Ireland but many people through the centuries.

We live in the real world. This may come as a shock to some, but it remains a truth that needs to be reflected on.  … There’s more to read here.

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Tolkien on the forgotten power (and sound) of words – no more Bible-in-basic-English attitudes

Posted on March 8, 2012 by senseijfk

Few people working with the English language in the modern period have thought about the power of language in the ways that JRR Tolkien has.  Author of what many consider a modern metamyth – The Lord of the Rings – that is matched only by sacred texts, Tolkien was deeply concerned that word not only meant something, but we should stand before them in awe and not allow ourselves to … There’s more to read here.

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Giving up the self for Lent – Wisdom in Tom Wright and Tom Waits

Posted on March 4, 2012 by senseijfk

A few years ago I wrote a book called Freedom of the Self that was an extended reflection on what it would mean to embrace the call of Philippians 2: 5 – 11 as more than a designation of Christ’s servanthood and self-emptying of the Divine, but a syllabus for the life we are to be living as what I called “the kenotic self”.  The word ‘kenosis’ is the … There’s more to read here.

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On what are you sold? A response to a student question about faith

Posted on March 1, 2012 by senseijfk

A student sent me the following query:

One of my setbacks is that there are so many brilliant men and women on this earth, and so many of them have different opinions on religion. There doesn’t seem to be one that is “more right” than the other. I consider you a smart person. What has you sold?

I thought that was a great question for Lent.  Here is my … There’s more to read here.

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