An image of faith for the Christian is that once a person believes and gets matters settled between God and the self that person, if faithful, will ride smooth waters. Turbulent waters may be a challenge but the Christian will settle the turbulence by looking to the Lord. Turbulence, too, could be a sign of a lack of faith. Though some will admit faith will (probably) not always be smooth waters that is the ideal image of faith. Greg Boyd... Read more
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From NYTimes: However you slice and dice the history, the strategery, and the underlying issues, the decision to live with a government shutdown for an extended period of time — inflicting modest-but-real harm on the economy, needlessly disrupting the lives and paychecks of many thousands of hardworking people, and further tarnishing the Republican Party’s already not-exactly-shiny image — in pursuit of obviously, obviouslyunattainable goals was not a normal political blunder by a normally-functioning political party. It was an irresponsible, dysfunctional and deeply pointless... Read more
I’ve just finished a year-long study of the book of Job, some of which has made its way into posts on this blog. The most read post in the series was one of the first – The accuser is not Satan. This is not really surprising, because it touched on a topic near and dear to many – the literal reading of scripture. Posts that touch on the literal, literary, and cultural interpretation of scripture are by far my most... Read more
NT Wright, in his Paul and the Faithfulness of God, makes a claim many need to hear today, both those who diminish the church for kingdom work and those who do “Pauline theology” exclusively through the lens of soteriology and make the church where the saved land on Sunday mornings. Not so for Wright: the church is where Paul’s worldview begins. At the core of Paul’s worldview was symbolic praxis and the first one is church. No: we are simply... Read more
Mark Regnerus summarizes and responds briefly to a new study done in Canada on same-sex parenting, a summary and study that will no doubt become a political flashpoint: There is a new and significant piece of evidence in the social science debate about gay parenting and the unique contributions that mothers and fathers make to their children’s flourishing. A study published last week in the journal Review of the Economics of the Household—analyzing data from a very large, population-based sample—reveals that... Read more
A “Dear John” Letter to the GOP A little over a year ago I posted here at Jesus Creed an open letter to my own political party of choice, the GOP. At that time I was concerned that the GOP was on a trajectory away from moderates such as myself. To spare anyone from having to read the old post, I’ll just summarize that post my concerns from then that remain strong now: The GOP, through its rhetoric and supported... Read more
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The following was making its way around Facebook recently. It is not new, however. There has been a similar list on the door of the bathroom (where it has a captive audience) at my parents’ summer cabin for several years. I am not sure who wrote it, or when these lists began to be passed around. This list raises a number of interesting issues worth some thought and some discussion. 12 Reasons Why a Pastor Quit Attending Sports Events 1.... Read more
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