Christian Humanist Profiles 42: Amy Appleford
What does it mean to have a good death? Many in our time use technology in an attempt to stave off aging or dying, or to conceal the effects of…
Heidegger for Christian Thinkers 3: Death and Resoluteness
Being Towards Death Although Heidegger seldom if ever mentions Thomas Aquinas in Being and Time, the opening section often brings to mind Thomas’s doctrine of analogy and the philosophical problems that…
Jesus God Man: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 7 October 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 7 October 2012 (19th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) Job 1:1, 2:1-10 and Psalm 26 • Genesis 2:18-24 and Psalm 8 • Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 • Mark 10:2-16 When I preach this…
The God who Restores Life: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 6 June 2010
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 6 June 2010 (Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year C) 1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24) and Psalm 146 • 1 Kings 17:17-24 and Psalm 30 • Galatians…
On the Death of Facebook Friends: Some Reflections on Michael Spencer and Michael Johnson
I’m sure this is going to be more and more common a phenomenon as the years pass: I’ve now got two Facebook friends who are dead. Certainly I can’t be…