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Preface: Okay, okay… I cannot presume to know what God likes, dislikes or is indifferent to, but I’d like to think He enjoyed a nut brown ale on the 7th day when He rested.
Something happens when guys get together, especially when they have to risk their life to get there… Nothing like the possibility of [...]
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This song is by Noah Gundersen, and has transparent – from the veins – lyrics that I really relate to…
What do you think of this song?
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The following is a work of satire.
We are becoming the most aggressively inarticulate generation.
We state our many opinions, without having a conviction worth giving our life to.
We use our voice to promote consumption, but never unite our voices against destruction.
We complain about the lack of time, friends, and money…
Yet, we are never too busy to [...]
The first of three ruminations on Frederick Buechner’s, “Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, & Fairy Tale.”
The Gospel as Story
Only in embracing the full story of the Bible, can we fully discern the redemptive aspects of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. The full story of the Gospel encompasses all manner of conflict [...]
Where did this notion that “all are equal” come from? I realize “The Declaration of Independence” states,
All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
In my interpretation of this document, the writer’s are not talking of [...]
Pilgrimage is the right word for my spiritual journey, as I am reminded of Pilgrim’s Progress, a book that has so many truth’s wrapped in it’s beautiful allegory. Like “Christian” I would say that my journey could be referenced as course in character development as every turn has led to painful realizations about my [...]
The following is a quote from “Agrarian Justice” written by Thomas Paine in the winter of 1775-1776 as a response to a sermon by Watson, Bishop of Llandaff: “The Wisdom and Goodness of God, in having made both Rich and Poor.”
“It is wrong to say God made rich and poor; He made only [...]
Yesterday, I posted some pictures of Jesus and asked the question, “What does your Jesus look like?” With the hope that these images will spur ruminations about the icon of Jesus. I say icon, because that is what each of those pictures are…
In the coming weeks I am going to try and tackle some issues on this blog about technology, communication, globalization, emergence, postmodernity, orthopraxy, theology, et al…
Each discussion will be titled “bloughts on (fill in the blank).” I’ll try and at least publish one per week (on Sunday)… and if I get to feeling it, [...]
What does your Jesus look like?
