The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #47: Travel
General Introduction – The Dennis Miller ratio – What’s on the blog? And where’s that McLaren review? – On the rhetoric trilogy – A string of feel-good clichés Beginning with…
On to Galilee: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 24 April 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 24 April 2011 (Easter, Year A) Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6 •Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 •Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43 •John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10 I’ll admit that, in…
The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #46: Cybernetics
BLOOPBLEEPBLURGH General Introduction – What’s on the blog? – The feud continues – Polymathery Cybernetics as Governance – Not a portmanteau! – Getting organized as a spiritual gift – Rudder-steerer…
The Jesus Painting I'd Like to See: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 17 April 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 17 April 2011 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 •Matthew 21:1-11 Since my birthday falls in mid-April, I’ve had birthdays that have fallen all over Holy Week. I…
An Apology for a Missing Lectionary Post
I am sorry that there will be no Bible post this week. This weekend I preached at Athens Christian Church’s Sunday morning service, and rather than write my weekly Bible…
Biblical Optics: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 3 April 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 3 April 2011 (Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A) 1 Samuel 16:1-13 •Psalm 23 •Ephesians 5:8-14 •John 9:1-41 This Bible post is a bit different…
The Just, the Kingly, and the Tragic: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 27 March 2011
Revised Common Lectionary Page for 27 March 2011 (Third Sunday of Lent, Year A) Exodus 17:1-7 •Psalm 95 •Romans 5:1-11 •John 4:5-42 I remember a palpable disappointment when I learned…
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…
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…