Not sure why, but I’m intensely suspicious of
well-groomed persons in slick three piece suits and colorful ties giving talks
on God blessing everyone like them with health and wealth.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Thursday Thought – April 28
Many evangelicals are apparently highly allergic to
uncertainty, but seem to have a more tolerant reaction to arrogance.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Living Spiritual Rhythms - April 27
Finding
shelter from the vacuous and inconsequential is getting harder and harder to
do. The rhythm of the ‘trite’ leaves us exposed to a devaluing of heart, mind,
and imagination. Rapid-fire rhetoric connected to an entertainment based church
and culture infiltrates our capacity to think clearly and truthfully. In
contrast to this prevailing and woeful meltdown, there is the possibility of a critical adventure. While it’s true that
criticism is never an end in and of itself, it is an essential component to
chasten naïveté and to promote the virtuous life of following in the footsteps of
Christ. Engage, critique, embrace―the Infinite
One, other, and world. Enter the spooky haven of
relationality (the essence of being relational); the space to dwell in oneself
as another.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
A Hermeneutical Path for Genesis 1-3 and Science & Theology
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peterenns/2015/07/best-book-on-evolution-and-faith-ive-read-in-years-or-constructing-a-cathedral-in-your-mind/
Monday, April 25, 2016
Reflection for the Week - April 25
The demise of pseudo-Christianity
in the West is well underway, and rightly so. There are many changes needed to
re-present a real faith, but one shift that is essential is for Christians to
wake up to having a well thought out belief. Thinking is not poison and it is
important to wrestle with ideas in a credible manner, whether we are engaging
believers or not. Respectfully listening to and learning from others will
enhance our integrity and ability to communicate, without forfeiting our
freedom to disagree. Escapism and ignorance are not representative of belonging
to the living God, who calls us to connect with the world and others, and to
participate in shining light into dark places, while living into the theater of
life and death.
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