I was really struck by Wade Berry’s words in a post yesterday on “worship and dissatisfaction with the modern church.” He wrote: Churches need to remember that their job is not to preserve “the old hymns” and pass them along to the next generation – whether that next generation wants them or not. Their job is to provide people with an opportunity to connect with God. It is to challenge the intellect and awaken the emotions. It is to call... Read more

I was really struck by Wade Berry’s words in a post yesterday on “worship and dissatisfaction with the modern church.” He wrote: Churches need to remember that their job is not to preserve “the old hymns” and pass them along to the next generation – whether that next generation wants them or not. Their job is to provide people with an opportunity to connect with God. It is to challenge the intellect and awaken the emotions. It is to call... Read more

Cross-posted from the blog’s new location… Ben Linus and Jesus join forces to fight crime That seemed to me the most appropriate title for the news that I just saw on IO9, that Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel will be the stars of a new J. J. Abrams show, “Person of Interest,” on CBS this Fall. Jim Caviezel played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, as well as starring in the science fiction film Frequency. Michael Emerson is best... Read more

That seemed to me the most appropriate title for the news that I just saw on IO9, that Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel will be the stars of a new J. J. Abrams show, “Person of Interest,” on CBS this Fall. Jim Caviezel played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, as well as starring in the science fiction film Frequency. Michael Emerson is best known as Benjamin Linus, killer of Jacob and then right-hand man of his replacement, Hugo... Read more

Hi everyone. I’m setting up Disqus comments on the blog, and so hopefully very soon not only will comments you have already made be imported into that system, but features such as subscribing to comments by e-mail, which are the lifeblood of the conversations you’ve come to know and love at Exploring Our Matrix, will be not only possible but easy! Read more

I have spent quite a bit of time today getting used to the different format of interface, tinkering with the sidebar, and integrating the new blog location and it’s feed into Facebook and Twitter. I won’t be cross-posting this particular post on Blogger, and so if you are reading this on Facebook or Twitter, that means it is working! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad Read more

I had someone ask me the following question on Facebook, and thought it might be of interest to a wider audience: In your opinion as a Theologist, what is considered the most pure Bible. I want to read the Bible in it’s purest form that hasn’t been edited to benefit anyone. Any suggestions? After asking what a “theologist” is, the following is the rest of my reply: There is no translation without interpretation, and so the best thing that you... Read more

Exploring Our Matrix has now officially moved to Patheos. I’ll be working on setting up the blogroll and other sidebar elements in the coming days. But I’ve just posted my first post there, and from now on until the archives of this blog get moved over there, I’ll be posting at both locations. Please update your blogroll and RSS feed subscription as follows: Exploring Our Matrixhttp://www.patheos.com/community/exploringourmatrix/ RSS feed for postshttp://www.patheos.com/community/exploringourmatrix/feed/ RSS feed for commentshttp://www.patheos.com/community/exploringourmatrix/comments/feed/ I hope that all those who... Read more