Eugene Cho, one of the world’s most honest bloggers, has earned a Wedgie Award. The Wedgie Award is given to those who make us feel … well… uncomfortable. First, he preached with his zipper down (discrete picture). But, second, Eugene preached at a place and he wanted to look all swank and cool, and then buttoned up his coat like this. For this, brother Eugene, you get a Wedgie Award. Read more

So one person characterized Miroslav Volf’s essays and speeches and books, and Volf himself says it all comes from the conviction that God is love. Which means the new collection of one America’s leading theologians, Against the Tide: Love in a Time of Petty Dreams and Persisting Enmities , is worth the effort of purchasing and reading. The book gathers together Volf’s many pieces in The Christian Century, but makes available to you and to me — and his many... Read more

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Read more

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Read more

That Iceland under-the-iceberg volcano is messing with air traffic in Europe, and I wonder who’s got some stories? Kris and I will be flying to Ireland in a few weeks so we’re watching this with a little more interest. I don’t know about you, but we’ve had some weird airport and tarmac and flight experiences. One time Kris and I were on the tarmac in Milwaukee (O’Hare weather; Milwaukee had no gate) until 3AM and saw folks purposefully get kicked... Read more

It’s a temptation for the fired-up Christian today to read the Gospels, see that Jesus cared for lepers, and then go see if she (or he) can find some lepers. But that’s a wooden imitation instead of a living embodiment. Discerning Christians embody the vision of Jesus in the concrete situations of life. Instead of looking for real lepers so they can be like Jesus, discerning Christians “find lepers” in their immediate world and minister to them. And it’s even... Read more

From the NYTimes, by Tara Parker-Pope,  a new piece that nuances the old theory that married people are happier; she’s arguing that evidence suggests now that it is the quality of the relationship. In 1858, a British epidemiologist named William Farr set out to study what he called the “conjugal condition” of the people of France. He divided the adult population into three distinct categories: the “married,” consisting of husbands and wives; the “celibate,” defined as the bachelors and spinsters who... Read more

Friday Night at the Movies: How to Train Your Dragon by Bob Robinson   In a thoroughly enjoyable, family-friendly movie, Dreamworks Animation has created a wonderfully entertaining, visually exciting movie. With How to Train Your Dragon, directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders provide thrills and laughter for all ages, but underneath the dazzling 3D effects hides a deeper, much more profound message. The story is about a village of vikings who are terrorized by dragons. The film is filled with battle scenes where... Read more

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