No Lectionary Post this Week
Because I (foolishly) scheduled two classes’ worth of draft-revisions this week, I’ll be holding off on Lectionary posts until next Monday. In the meantime, you can get other Lectionary posts…
Revisiting the Colony: A Brief Treatment of Resident Aliens for Gus Cole-Kroll and Friends
So January started to wrap up, and I got the notification: Gus Cole-Kroll, podcast listener and Christian Humanist friend, had called on me, along with Tripp Fuller of Homebrewed Christianity…
Review of Evolution's Purpose for SpeakEasy Bloggers
Evolution’s Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Story of Our Origins by Steve McIntosh 260 pp. Selectbooks. $24.95. More than anything else, this book reminds me that philosophy and…
Beyond the Wilderness: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 17 February 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 17 February 2013 (First Sunday of Lent, Year C) Deuteronomy 26:1-11 • Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 • Romans 10:8b-13 • Luke 4:1-13 I tend to make much of the parallels between Moses…
Scholarship that Starts with Conviction: Some Thoughts on the Adjective "Academic"
Every community’s complex practices require the process of tradition, what Alasdair Macintyre helpfully identified as the ongoing debate about what it means to practice what the community practices and to…
Change and Hope: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 10 February 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 10 February 2013 (Transfiguration Sunday, Year C) Exodus 34:29-35 • Psalm 99 • 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 • Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a) Returning to this episode in the gospels reminds me that I’ve…
Five Big Questions about Christian Colleges
A couple things got me thinking about the big questions that I would want to explore when it comes to academic life in Christian colleges. First, on January 26, Danny…
Turning on Christ: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 3 February 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 3 February 2013 (Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, Year C) Jeremiah 1:4-10 • Psalm 71:1-6 • 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 • Luke 4:21-30 Popular acclaim can get ugly in a hurry. Certainly that’s…
The Word Made Full: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 27 January 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 27 January 2013 (Third Sunday of Epiphany, Year C) Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 • Psalm 19 • 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a • Luke 4:14-21 “To fulfill” is one of…
A Sign for a Feast: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 20 January 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 20 January 2013 (Second Sunday of Epiphany, Year C) Isaiah 62:1-5 • Psalm 36:5-10 • 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 • John 2:1-11 People in my Christian tradition, and…
The Family of Hope: A Reflection on the Lectionary readings for 13 January 2013
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 13 January 2013 (Baptism of the Lord, Year C) Isaiah 43:1-7 • Psalm 29 • Acts 8:14-17 • Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Promises concerning Israel’s future are about restoring a past that…
User Feedback Show to Record on January 8
Howdy, podcast listeners and blog readers! Six days from now, on January 8, Michial and Nathan will be recording the first .1 episode of 2013, and our sole…
The Need for Better Categories: An Essay on Hipster Christianity by Brett McCracken
Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide Brett McCracken 247 pp. Baker Books. $15.99. As is usually the case, I’m late to the game on this one. McCracken’s book caused…
Teaching Plato: Still the Best Gig I've Had
As with most things I’ve taught, I had no business teaching Greek philosophy when first I gave it a run. Sure, I had been a double-major in English and humanities…
What my Freshman Comp Students Teach me about Political Philosophy
Every fall, I teach the Honors Freshman Composition class at Emmanuel College, an opportunity that I do not take lightly. In the course of those fifteen weeks we learn together…