The Christian Humanist, Episode #27: Superheroes
General Introduction – Football season begins – What’s on the blog? – An argument about Jaws Our History with Superheroes – Crib notes: Only Gilmour was way into comics –…
Jesus and the Con Man: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 19 September 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 19 September 2010 (17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and Psalm 79:1-9 • Amos 8:4-7 and Psalm 113 • 1 Timothy 2:1-7 •…
An Apologia for Jaws
I’ve actually missed two opportunities to talk about Jaws on our podcast. I realized mere hours after recording our episode on epic movies that, in other contexts, I’d made the…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 26: Friendship
Music this week is “Isn’t That What Friends Are For?” from Bruce Cockburn’s 1999 album Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu. General Introduction – What’s on the blog? –…
Why Pray at All? A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 12 September 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 12 September 2010 (16th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and Psalm 14 • Exodus 32:7-14 and Psalm 51:1-10 • 1 Timothy 1:12-17…
Book Review: About You
About You: Fully Human, Fully Alive By Dick Staub. 207 pp. Jossey-Bass. $22.95. Dick Staub is the host of what may well be the finest podcast out there on the…
Links, Links, Links!!
In an effort to be more like every other blog, we’re going to start having an occasional post of links to interesting articles. Our debut installment: Why Glenn Beck isn’t…
A Different Way to Do Luther: A Review of Colors of God for Ooze Viral Bloggers
Colors of God: Conversations about Being the Church. By Randall Mark Peters, Dave Phillips, and Quentin Steen. 231 pp. Authentic. $15. Three years have passed now since I stopped posting…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 25: Plato
This week’s music is the 1982 Daniel Amos classic “The Double,” one of the few songs I know about Platonism. It’s crazy out of print (and just crazy), so it…
This Message Brought to You by Erasmus: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 5 September 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 5 September 2010 (15th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 18:1-11 and Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 • Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Psalm 1 • Philemon 1-21 •…
Short Takes: God and Man in the Conservative Movement
Today’s “On the Square” article from First Things is an interesting exploration of the decline of conservative social values, even as conservative economic values continue to rise. Far be it…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 24: A New Beginning
A short episode to lead off season three. We’ll be back to our usual length next week. Our new standard theme music (you won’t hear it that often–only when I…
Rejecting the Invisible: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 29 August 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 29 August 2010 (14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16 • Sirach 10:12-18 or Proverbs 25:6-7 and Psalm 112 •…
Book Review: "Super Sad True Love Story"
Super Sad True Love Story By Gary Shteyngart 334 pp. Random House. $26. Gary Shteyngart’s third novel, the awkwardly if endearingly titled Super Sad True Love Story, is a dystopian…
Sabbath Made for Humanity: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 22 August 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 22 August 2010 (13 th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 71:1-6 • Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Psalm 103:1-8 • Hebrews 12:18-29 •…