Thanks to Doug for having me on the show to talk about Public Jesus & the upcoming political election season. Here are a couple of clips from the discussion: Read more
Thanks to Doug for having me on the show to talk about Public Jesus & the upcoming political election season. Here are a couple of clips from the discussion: Read more
We had a good discussion about Paul Ryan’s budget earlier this year at Paperback Theology, (see Should Politicians be telling Theologians What to Think?). Now that he’s been named as Romney’s running mate my initial reaction is that this a pretty big mistake. The reason I think this is simple: Ryan doesn’t get Romney anything he doesn’t already have. Ryan doesn’t help with conservatives: Ryan doesn’t help Romney with conservatives because Romney doesn’t need help there. The staunch right wing of the... Read more
If you are like me you spent a fair amount of the past two weeks watching the world’s greatest athletes perform feats of strength, endurance, skill, and agility in the 2012 London Olympic Games. I’ve always loved the Olympics. I have great memories of watching them with my parents as a kid. I remember talking about the world, hating the dreaded USSR and the East German cheaters. It was a nationalistic thing. We were the good guys; they were the bad guys.... Read more
I confess that I’m sad that the conservatives voted out nearly all of the moderate voices in Kansas politics last week. I confess that I think checks and balances is the genius of the American political system, and sadly it will not be something Kansans can rely on for the foreseeable future. I confess that I do not think this will be good for our state, especially for those who are the most vulnerable. I confess that my kids are... Read more
Thanks for the challenge, Tony. This was a great exercise. Strangely, when I sat down to try and write something substantive about God I found that I couldn’t stop clearing my throat, which I believe affirms your suspicion that our reticence to talk about God has at least something to do with worries about how it will be perceived. For me, it was the qualifiers: “not about Jesus, not about the Bible, but about God.” I find it impossible to... Read more
I did an interview w/the Peace Pastor Marty Troyer for his blog at the Houston Chronicle. Marty sent me some questions he had after reading Public Jesus & I answered them in a bit of a hurry. I read back over them after they were posted and realized that I did not have the filter on between brain and mouth. Still I think I stand behind what I said there. Here’s an excerpt: Q: I’m very interested to know how... Read more
I confess that my vacation is over and I would like to petition the world for one more week. I was just starting to get into a rhythm that I think was restorative. I confess that the thing I will miss the most from vacation is the opportunity to constantly hear my children in the other room… smacking each other & whining; actually, most of the time they are laughing uncontrollably and being silly. I confess that silliness is something... Read more
“Tim is raising big-time questions about the most important person ever. Read it and get ready to think!” – John Ortberg, author of The Life You’ve Always Wanted. “Tim Suttle’s Public Jesus offers us an alternative to the tired extremes present in Christian politics today. He reminds us that the Kingdom of God has already broken into our world, and this changes everything. There’s a new imagination here for engaging the world that we sorely need. Are you frustrated with politics in... Read more
When I read Torture and Eucharist by William Cavanaugh, it was a profound experience. I had not come anywhere close to understanding how central the Eucharistic life must be to the believer and the life of the church. His retelling of the horrors of the Pinochet regime and the essential nature of an embodied faith. Last week I wrote a blog post about books that every Christian should read. I think Torture and Eucharist should be required reading for each... Read more
Marty Troyer, who blogs as the Peace Pastor for the Houston Chronicle, just put up a review of Public Jesus. Here’s an excerpt. Author Tim Suttle’s answer in his powerful new book,Public Jesus, is equally stunning, though completely opposite. With equal parts creativity and courage Suttle encourages us to base all of life, and all of our ethics, on Jesus. He blows up the “private faith” myth not so much through detailed argument, but by inviting us to believe, and by showing us what faithful... Read more
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