The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #71: Valor
General Introduction – Talking weather – Listener feedback The Roots of the Episode – Who studies the Alamo? – Davids Grubbs, Crockett, and Bowie – Stories, not definitions The Courage…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #71: Humility
General Introduction – What’s not on the blog? – Thus begins the triptych of spring 2012 New Testament Humility – The ethics of humility – The Golden Rule, further –…
Enemies of the Son: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 4 March 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 4 March 2012 (Second Sunday of Lent, Year B) Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 • Psalm 22:23-31 • Romans 4:13-25 • Mark 8:31-38 or Mark 9:2-9 When plain speech follows chapters of parabolic teaching, a…
The Righteous Sinner: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 26 February 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 26 February 2012 (First Sunday of Lent, Year B) Genesis 9:8-17 • Psalm 25:1-10 • 1 Peter 3:18-22 • Mark 1:9-15 When I do preach this on Sunday, I’m going to…
Gracious Pagans: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 12 February 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 12 February 2012 (Sixth Sunday of Advent, Year B) 2 Kings 5:1-14 • Psalm 30 • 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 • Mark 1:40-45 2 Kings 5 begins with an assertion that YHWH…
Miracles and Gospel: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 5 Feburary 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 5 February 2012 (Fifth Sunday of Epiphany, Year B) Isaiah 40:21-31 • Psalm 147:1-11, 20c • 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 • Mark 1:29-39 This week’s gospel reading is one…
Fishing like Jonah: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 22 January 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 22 January 2012 (Third Sunday of Epiphany, Year B) Jonah 3:1-5, 10 • Psalm 62:5-12 • 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 • Mark 1:14-20 The way I read the Bible has changed over…
Religious but not Spiritual, Revisited
Jesus > Religion on YouTube I didn’t want to watch this video. I certainly didn’t want to write about it. But after it appeared for the eighth time or so…
Finding and Seeing: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 15 January 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 15 January 2012 (Second Sunday of Epiphany, Year B) 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) • Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 • 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 • John 1:43-51 As far as I’m concerned (that’s not…
Definitely a Go-To Book: A Review of Good News for Anxious Christians by Phillip Cary
Good News for Anxious Christians: 10 Practical Things You Don’t Have to Do by Phillip Cary 197 pp. Brazos Press. $14.99. Phillip Cary was one of the best guests ever…
Which Baptism?: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 8 January 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 8 January 2012 (First Sunday of Epiphany, Year B) Genesis 1:1-5 • Psalm 29 • Acts 19:1-7 • Mark 1:4-11 “He found disciples” is the most fascinating sentence…
Another Story of Spirituality: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 1 January 2012
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 1 January 2012 (First Sunday after Christmas, Year B) Isaiah 61:10-62:3 • Psalm 148 • Galatians 4:4-7 • Luke 2:22-40 When people tell their own stories, we always…
Lectionary post later this week
Check back in the next couple days for this week’s Lectionary post. Christmas celebrations have delayed but not canceled it.
Existentialism and Christianity? Existentialism Against Christianty?: A Review of Insurrection by Peter Rollins for SpeakEasy Bloggers
Insurrection: To Believe Is Human, To Doubt Divine. by Peter Rollins 185 pp. Howard Books. $16.00. In 2009 I started a journey into existentialism, a body of philosophy and literature…
Spreading the Word: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 25 December 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 25 December 2011 (The Nativity of the Lord, Year B) Isaiah 9:2-7 • Psalm 96 • Titus 2:11-14 • Luke 2:1-14, (15-20) I did preach the Sunday morning sermon on Easter…