The Christian Humanist, Episode 42: Asceticism
General Introduction – Hey, it’s Spring Break (for some of us) – Good news! – Grubbs apologizes for our hiatus – Why we’re better than the other podcasts – What’s…
Are You a Teacher of Israel?: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 20 March 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 20 March 2011 (Second Sunday of Lent, Year A) Genesis 12:1-4a •Psalm 121 •Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 •John 3:1-17 or Matthew 17:1-9 For some time I’ve been…
Conservative Link Tank
RIP John Shawcross, Milton scholar. How Top Gun killed the American movie. Jerry Salyer warns against (and admits the inevitability of) a knee-jerk Europhobia. Leonard Davis demonstrates the painful insularity…
Fear and Pity: A Review of The Nature of Love: A Theology for SpeakEasy Bloggers
The Nature of Love: A Theology By Thomas Jay Oord. 195 pp. $25.99 (hardcover) Perhaps I’m odd for thinking of Aristotle’s Poetics after I’ve read a book on Christian theology,…
Worship Me: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 13 March 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 13 March 2011 (First Sunday of Lent, Year A) Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 • Psalm 32 • Romans 5:12-19 • Matthew 4:1-11 The temptation of Christ…
I Did Not Forge This Review: A Review of Forged for HarperOne
Forged: Writing in the Name of God–Why the Bible’s Authors Are not who we Think they Are By Bart Ehrman. 265 pp. $25.99 (hardcover) Normally I don’t have to establish…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 41: Carpe Diem
General Introduction – We’re all back! – Farmer’s hobbit faux pas Defining the Phenomenon – Robin Williams and the English Romantics – Personal fulfillment – Raging against the machine with…
The Bodies of Stories: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 6 March 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 6 March 2011 (Transfiguration Sunday, Year A) Exodus 24:12-18 • Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 • Peter 1:16-21 • Matthew 17:1-9 This week’s gospel reading…
Troubling Prohibitions: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 27 February 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 27 February 2011 (Eighth Sunday of Epiphany, Year A) Isaiah 49:8-16a •Psalm 131 •1 Corinthians 4:1-5 •Matthew 6:24-34 I did not start reading the Bible…
Summa Linkologica
Stan Hauerwas on why Church is more truthful than “community” and other tidbits (HT Jeff Wright) Robert Woods recounts Russell Kirk’s defense of Giovanni Pico de Mirandola (how’s that for…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #40: The King James Version
General Introduction – Do suits make you smarter? – Pardon Michial’s head cold – A plug for the CWC The History of the King James Version – And the Bibles…
Murder, Adultery, and Swearing: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 13 February 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 13 February 2011 (Sixth Sunday of Epiphany, Year A) Deuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20 • Psalm 119:1-8 • 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 • Matthew 5:21-37 I…
A Metaphor Incarnated: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 6 February 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 6 February 2011 (5th Sunday of Epiphany, Year A) Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) • Psalm 112:1-9 (10) • 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) • Matthew 5:13-20 I’ll…
Link, Link, Nudge, Nudge
David Brooks presents a case for disagreeing and meaning it without calling one’s interlocutors ugly names. Walter Brueggemann calls for more emphasis on public Scripture-reading on Sunday mornings. Some praise…