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Top 10 Albums of 2012Hard to believe that it is *that* time of year again, but here we are closing out 2012 and with it comes the attempt to tier the music that has overwhelmed (and at times underwhelmed) our hearts and souls these past 12 months. It has been a year with some surprises to be sure – from the horse dancing glee of Psy with “Gangnam Style” to the recent (so-called) reunion of Nirvana … There’s more to read here.
Posted in arts, faith, Uncategorized
Tagged existential musings, Faith, music, theology, Top 10 list 2012, Your Neighbor's Hymnal
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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. Advent week 1: Annie Dillard, Genealogies of Christ and a season of snowballsAdvent is the season of hope and expectation. It is knocking on the door and hoping beyond hope that the God we blithely evoke in prayers and service all year long will throw open the door and meet us face-to-face. ”Maybe this year…” we wonder to ourselves “perhaps this will be the year.” But like generations before us we also live in the cynicism of expecting that nothing will noticeably change … There’s more to read here.
Posted in Advent, Annie Dillard, Christmas, existential musings, faith
Tagged Advent, Annie Dillard, Christmas, church, Faith
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The future of the Church is the future of the seminary: looking through the correct end of the telescopeThere have been a recent spate of posts in the media and blogosphere trying to get at the so-called “Future of Seminary Education”. The web portal Patheos.com has sponsored a large online symposium addressing the question that continues to grow. As a seminary graduate, faculty member at a few seminaries mentioned in the discussions as well as the Associate Dean of a seminary that is trying to see what the … There’s more to read here.
Posted in church, emergent, existential musings, faith, seminary education, Uncategorized
Tagged church, Emergent, pastoral vocation, seminary education, theology
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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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What I learned on summer vacation – random thoughts at the end of the road
Each summer I have taken my family on a road trip through some of America’s national parks. Last summer we did the California redwoods, Yosemite National Park, and the Oregon Coast. This summer we worked our way through more of the Oregon Trail and down into Utah – Zion National Park, Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point, and some white water rafting on the Colorado River in Moab. These … There’s more to read here.
Posted in existential musings, faith, Freedom of the Self, Imagination, Uncategorized, vacations
Tagged Bible, existential musings, Freedom of the Self, Moab, Quest, vacations
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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.
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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 Oprah taught the worldLast night, Oprah Winfrey ended a 25 year, 4,561 episode run of the Oprah Winfrey Show not in a massive stadium spectacle nor by giving away cars or even having Tom Cruise jumping on the sofa next to her. No, she zeroed in on what the world loves her for: she stood before her regular TV audience – estimated viewing of 48 million per week and probably 60 million watching her finale last … There’s more to read here.
Posted in belief, books, faith, Oprah, Oprah finale, television, Uncategorized
Tagged church, Jesus, Oprah, Oprah finale, television
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Smallville finale and claiming our baptismal identityAnother epic television narrative arch has been completed in classic bildungsroman fashion with a boy who has finally grown up and (literally) taken flight. Almost a year to the day that LOST completed its saga and resolved all the mysteries of the universe it spun for six years with a call to love beyond the grave, the decade long saga of Smallville finally paid off its promise and waited to … There’s more to read here.
Posted in art, Baptism, church, Comic books, faith, Smallville, Unbreakable
Tagged Baptism, church, Comic Books, Smallville, Smallville finale, Unbreakable
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