The Screwtape Linkers
In which a small college English teacher complains about high school English teachers and R-1 literature professors The ritual of meaningless questions and predictable answers
When Context Confuses: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 22 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary page for 22 May 2011 (Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 7:55-60 •Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 •1 Peter 2:2-10 •John 14:1-14 This passage reminds me of two…
Osama Been Linkin'
The art of liveblogging the death of Osama bin Laden The Twitter feed in question Stephen Prothero on the sea burial of Osama bin Laden Jeff Wright asks some questions…
Ten Words, a Capital Letter, and an Ellipsis: A Review of Naked Spirituality by Brian McLaren for Ooze Viral Bloggers
Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in 12 Simple Words by Brian D. McLaren 250 pp. $25.99, HarperOne I remember well the Christian Ministries: Formation (CMF) courses I took in…
The Time of Your Exile: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 8 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 8 May 2011 (Third Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 2:14a, 36-41 •Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 •1 Peter 1:17-23 •Luke 24:13-35 Today’s reading from the first…
Who Says We're not All Doubters?: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 1 May 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 1 May 2011 (Second Sunday of Easter, Year A) Acts 2:14a, 22-32 •Psalm 16 •1 Peter 1:3-9 •John 20:19-31 Thomas wasn’t there, and that matters.…
Fellowship of Christian Ath-links
Adorno, Bordieu, and the iPod. Philosophy-of-technology geeks unite! How America can take John Winthrop’s most famous Biblical allusion more seriously The spooky and insidious implications of treating reality like a…
On to Galilee: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 24 April 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 24 April 2011 (Easter, Year A) Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6 •Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 •Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43 •John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10 I’ll admit that, in…
I Link of Arms and the Man
Scott Adams of Dilbert fame makes his case against the liberal arts in favor of entrepreneurship training Matthew Stewart makes his case for the liberal arts, especially for those who…
The Jesus Painting I'd Like to See: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 17 April 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 17 April 2011 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 •Matthew 21:1-11 Since my birthday falls in mid-April, I’ve had birthdays that have fallen all over Holy Week. I…
Linking Around the Room
the art of theory, a recently-launched online journal of political theory (the inaugural issue’s roundtable on Adam Smith looks interesting) A call for more graduate students to study the history…
An Apology for a Missing Lectionary Post
I am sorry that there will be no Bible post this week. This weekend I preached at Athens Christian Church’s Sunday morning service, and rather than write my weekly Bible…
Biblical Optics: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 3 April 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 3 April 2011 (Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A) 1 Samuel 16:1-13 •Psalm 23 •Ephesians 5:8-14 •John 9:1-41 This Bible post is a bit different…
A Platonic Thought: The Number of Abortions Is not the Main Concern
In this strange season when the world waits for the Republican primary field to solidify, one can say that certain things are hard to predict and others not hard at…
The Just, the Kingly, and the Tragic: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 27 March 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 27 March 2011 (Third Sunday of Lent, Year A) Exodus 17:1-7 •Psalm 95 •Romans 5:1-11 •John 4:5-42 I remember a palpable disappointment when I learned…