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Here’s what we know: A good man—a man who had talked a lot about loving God and others, and who had done some things no one could explain, and who had enough of a following to make the higher-ups nervous—was executed by the state. Here’s what we don’t know: What that physical event—a good man’s [...]
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I watched Rachel Getting Married last evening, which stars Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt and that actor whose name I can’t remember, but whose face I recognized immediately as that of the mime who pretends to walk downstairs in a travel trunk in the video for Bobby McFarren’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (a cameo which has [...]
Filed under: church, theology | Tagged: Anne Hathaway, forgiveness, incarnation, Rachel Getting Married, Richard Rolheiser, Rosemarie DeWitt | 6 Comments »
Hey, five people! I’m on sorta-vacay with my mom this week. If I have any big thoughts that require immediate blogging, you’ll be the first to know. Until then, here’s a random theological admission: When I consider others, I lean Pelagian. When I consider myself, I’m all about Augustine. Does that mean that I’m naive [...]
Filed under: life, theology | Tagged: Augustine, original sin, Pelagius, vacation | 1 Comment »
I know, I know—this gender business is getting old, and fast. But I stumbled across this interesting response to a broad reading of Mark Driscoll’s ideas about masculinity (or lack thereof) in the church (be sure to watch the short vid at the top of the post to get the flavor of these ideas). Mark [...]
Filed under: church, life, theology | Tagged: agency, femininity, gender, masculinity | 9 Comments »
I’ve got a project that is scraping up against its deadline, so let me point you to a lovely little piece (part 1) about the “science:faith dichotomy” written by a recently unemployed British doctor. I hope to be back in the blogging saddle by tomorrow. Enjoy your Monday! ht: Sullivan
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Pete Rollins on Christianity, worldviews and the emerging church. (Sorry for the link—I’m still an HTML neophyte. I tried for half an hour to embed the video here, but finally threw up my hands and ordered new nibs for my quill. Online.) My friend Rich (“The Goulie Kid”) sent this over, and it’s so lovely [...]
Filed under: theology | Tagged: apologetics, Calvin College, Christianity, emerging church, Pete Rollins, worldview | 5 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot about the discussion thread on yesterday’s post, and a thought that surfaces again and again is that my politics are deeply entwined with my theology — so much so that sometimes I’m not sure which is guiding the ship (or steering the snake). I’d like to hear from you on [...]
Filed under: politics, theology | Tagged: Ouroboros, politics, theology | 13 Comments »
