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The heartbreaking work of love – Psalm 51 and why reading Scripture matters to hard heartsA friend just sent me this wonderful rabbinical reflection:
Posted in belief, Bible, existential musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Abba Poemen, Bible, Desert Fathers, existential musings, Heartbreak, pastoral vocation, Psalm 51, theology
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In that first breath of a new class: a professor’s thoughts standing at the podium on day oneThere is that moment at the beginning of the academic year when the professor comes into the classroom, sets down his or her stack of papers and books, moves to the podium and begins class. It is a very mundane moment in many ways. Students chatter away, texting friends, drinking expensive espresso drinks in shimmering travel mugs with café logos you don’t get the reference to and you move … There’s more to read here. R.E.M. R.I.P. – It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine.Music fans across the blogosphere posted and reposted the news that longtime Athens, Georgia band R.E.M. had decided, in their words, to “call it a day” and disband for the foreseeable future. As Michael Stipe said on their website:
Posted in art, belief, faith, music, R.E.M., Rock and Theology
Tagged Faith, music, R.E.M., theology, U2, Your Neighbor's Hymnal
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iPod after 10 years: on the 10th anniversary of the decade’s most seismic technological shift and what it says about the state of theology todayThe next few weeks will be focused in the news cycles and blogosphere on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Already the questions about where we have come from since this event and where we are going is filling the web and the airwaves. Yet in the midst of this important season of reflection, another 10 year anniversary is upon us that also deserves some critical reflection. This October … There’s more to read here.
Posted in 10th anniversary ipod, apple products, belief, ipod, Steve Jobs, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged 10th anniversary ipod, Emergent, ipod, john stott, steve jobs, Technology, theology
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Pastor/Professor seeking Church – applications are now being acceptedLately I am in a slump regarding the local church. I have been a pastor in a few different congregations and attended a number of churches in the US, UK and Europe. I have had peek experiences and cringe worthy ones. True, the call of the church is bigger than my experience and needs. True, the marks of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church permeate the momentary concerns of … There’s more to read here.
Posted in belief, faith, Uncategorized
Tagged church, Emergent, existential musings, pastoral vocation, theology
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Bidding ‘Adieu’ to the boy wizard: Harry Potter as ‘Shema’ and why Christians need to say thank you to JK RowlingJuly 15th, 2011 we “see” and “hear” the end of the Harry Potter saga in its final installment of the Warner Brothers movie franchise that began back in 2000 and with the close of the end credits the summation of one of the most enduring ‘coming of age’ tales in modern history. By see and hear I underscore that the ending of the Harry Potter saga – Harry Potter and the Deathly … There’s more to read here.
Posted in belief, Deathly Hallows, faith, Fantasy Literature, Harry Potter, Imagination, JK Rowling, Shema, Uncategorized
Tagged Deathly Hallows, Faith, Harry Potter, Jesus, JK Rowling, Shema, theology
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5 things True Blood gets theologically rightThis week marks the return of the HBO series “True Blood.” For those who haven’t followed the series, “True Blood” is based on a series of pulp-ish novel by Charlene Harris that follows the travails and revelations of Bon Temps, Louisiana after “The Great Revelation” – the moment following the invention of synthetic blood (marketed and sold as “True Blood” which gives us the series title) where Vampires come out in … There’s more to read here.
Posted in belief, books, Imagination, Mikhail Bakhtin, television, theology, True Blood
Tagged Sookie Stackhouse, television, True Blood, Vampires
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Life after Pentecost – the Spirit in the Material WorldThis past Sunday is known in the Christian year as “Pentecost Sunday” which celebrates the beginning of the Christian church with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as noted in Acts 2. What results from the outpouring of the Spirit is a movement toward radical community, signs and wonders of power, healing and reconciliation as well as the assurance that the promises of Jesus Christ are not merely waiting at … There’s more to read here.
Posted in augustine, belief, Bible, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Pentecost, Physicalism, theology
Tagged Acts 2, Bible, church, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Penecost, theology
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3 Things U2 has that the Church needs: Life after Emergent and the “Iron Maypole” movements
Posted in art, belief, Bono, church, theology, U2, Uncategorized, Your Neighbor's Hymnal
Tagged bono, church, Jesus, music, theology, U2, Your Neighbor's Hymnal
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