Heidegger for Christian Thinkers 1: Being and Time and Living in the World
Three years ago, give or take, in the days before we had launched this blog or started the podcast, I published a series of essays on Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time…
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…
An entirely untested hypothesis
Here’s a thought I just had: what if Americans aren’t anti-intellectual per se but have an aversion to the Appeal to Authority? In my experience, actually taking the time to articulate…
Rock and Redeemer: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 30 September 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 30 September 2012 (18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 and Psalm 124 • Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 and Psalm 19:7-14 • James 5:13-20 • Mark 9:38-50 Once again departing from the…
Not Against Us: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 23 September 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 23 September 2012 (17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) Proverbs 31:10-31 and Psalm 1 • Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20 andPsalm 54 • James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a • Mark 9:30-37…
Listening to the Bible when You’re Hard of Hearing: A Response to Chris Rollston by Nathan Gilmour, Wes Arblaster, and Micah Weedman
It was 1851, at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio that a former slave stepped up to the platform and became one of the most powerful voices for Abolitionism and…
Comment Woes
I really must apologize for recent difficulties with our comment functions. For some reason everything, even comments from Michial and David and me, was going to spam. I installed LiveFyre…
Returning to God: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 9 September 2012
Revised Common Lectionary page for 9 September 2012 (14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 and Psalm 125 • Isaiah 35:4-7a and Psalm 146 • James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17 • Mark 7:24-37 As is…
The Gifts God Gives: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 2 September 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 2 September 2012 (14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) Song of Solomon 2:8-13 and Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 • Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 and Psalm 15 • James 1:17-27 • Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Ultimately…
Wisdom and Thanks: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 19 August 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 19 August 2012 (Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 and Psalm 111 • Proverbs 9:1-6 and Psalm 34:9-14 • Ephesians 5:15-20 • John 6:51-58…
No Room for Difference: A Review of Viral Jesus for SpeakEasy Bloggers
Viral Jesus: Recovering the Contagious Power of the Gospel By Ross Rochde 204 pp. Passio. $14.99. There are certain books that make me realize just how much other writers influence…
About the Loaves: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 22 July 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 22 July 2012 (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) 2 Samuel 7:1-14a and Psalm 89:20-37 • Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Psalm 23 • Ephesians 2:11-22 • Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Mark 6 (ESV) As I often do,…
Struggling with God: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 15 July 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 15 July 2012 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 and Psalm 24 • Amos 7:7-15 and Psalm 85:8-13 • Ephesians 1:3-14 • Mark 6:14-29 This week’s Old Testament reading is one of those passages that…
A Brief (and Predictable) Response to David French
An Open Letter to Young, “Post-Partisan” Evangelicals by David French Post-Partisan Evangelicals, Perception Versus Reality, and the Moral Primacy of the Abortion Debate by David French Since I’ve commented recently…
A Thorn was Given: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 8 July 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 8 July 2012 (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B) 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 and Psalm 48 • Ezekiel 2:1-5 and Psalm 123 • 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 • Mark…