another commercial that says it in a powerfully in a vividly memorable way. thanks jeff for the heads up on it. check it out here. … [Read more...]
mary mary not contrary
December 23, 2006 By 4 Comments
like tonight, for instance, i realized that i didn't want to preach tomorrow. i was dreading it. i ALWAYS take that as a sign, sometimes too late, that something is wrong. it's 8:30 pm, a little late wouldn't you think to redo a talk you are giving in a little over 12 hours, and you have to get a sleep in there. you know, we pastors can be dense! thick in the head. we're slow to learn. sometimes i've been up preaching, and right in the middle of my sermon i realize that something is wrong. … [Read more...]
jonah and the drag queens
December 23, 2006 By Leave a Comment
my pal ellen sent me a link of a friend of hers, and her friend's husband (they live in the UK), who have started an interesting blog. it is modern readings of scripture and other creative oddities. i enjoyed the readings i checked out so far. like this one from the the story of jonah: 1Now the word of the President came to Jonas son of Douglas Amittai Randall, Jr., via the US Army draft office, saying, 2‘Go at once to Iraq, that dusty country, and police it; for the wickedness of … [Read more...]
how NOT to speak of god
December 23, 2006 By 2 Comments
Peter Rollins, in his influential new book, How (Not) To Speak of God, writes: Even a brief reflection upon the darkness in our own lives bears testimony to the fact that we need to be evangelized as much, if not more, than those around us. … [Read more...]
top 50 blog rating!
December 22, 2006 By 3 Comments
o ya! i finally made it into the top 50 religious blogs. so, i'm going to be religious and drink a spirit! i'm kicking out my french friend. actually, i consumed him. enter the chilean. celebrate with me! our next celebration will be when i make top 25. … [Read more...]
my spiritual french friend kronenbourg
December 22, 2006 By 3 Comments
after lisa and i go out and do a little more christmas shopping, we're inviting over our spiritual friends from france. i have a pic of one here. his name is kronenbourg. he's not that spiritual: only about 5%. but spiritual enough for me. especially this time of year. he's really quite refreshing because i've gotten so used to western spirits. this guy opens up quite easily, is quite bubbly, but unfortunately gets drained in less than a half hour. he's got to learn to pace himself! i keep … [Read more...]
depontification
December 22, 2006 By 6 Comments
someone emailed me yesterday to say that she'd visited our church a couple of times a few years ago. i'll keep her anonymous, but i want to tell you what she wrote. i hear from people once in a while and they all basically have the same thing to say. here's what she said: I liked it! Very unpretentious, unthreatening, conversational, and communal. There was art on the wall, and people just interrupted you in the middle of your sermons with comments and questions. And there was coffee. It was … [Read more...]
prophets not do-gooders
December 22, 2006 By 3 Comments
James D. and Evelyn Whitehead, in an article titled "The Spirit of Prophecy" (Spirituality Today), write: Prophets are those folk among us who dare to stop doing good. That is, they dare to be less busy, less consumed by the legitimate demands of the present day. … [Read more...]
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