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Another Look: My View of Scripture (at this point)

Note from CM: Here is another look at something I wrote back in 2011, and have edited and re-run a couple of times. Now here again I present, for your consideration and discussion, a summary of my perspective on Scripture (at this point in my understanding). In the light of our ongoing discussion on Greg Boyd’s new book,Continue reading “Another Look: My View of Scripture (at this point)”

Easter V: Pic & Cantata of the Week

(Click on picture for larger image) • • • Today we present the first two movements from a cantata about Jesus’ promise of a Comforter, the Holy Spirit. Bach’s cantata BWV 108, based on the Gospel passage John 16:5-15, is called “Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe,” translated “It is expedient for you that I goContinue reading “Easter V: Pic & Cantata of the Week”

The IM Saturday Brunch: For Mom, Of Course!

THE INTERNET MONK SATURDAY BRUNCH ”It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” Mother’s Day and brunch — they just belong together, don’t they? Well, our gastronomic and consumeristic observances of the holiday todayContinue reading “The IM Saturday Brunch: For Mom, Of Course!”

The Conundrum of a Warrior God (4)

Greg Boyd’s “Cruciform Hermeneutic” The cross does not just happen to be the place where God decided to concretely illustrate the kind of love he eternally is. The cross rather contains within itself a logic that necessitates that we embrace it as the definitive, unsurpassable revelation of God’s loving nature. (CWG I, p. 154) TheContinue reading “The Conundrum of a Warrior God (4)”

Minds, Brains, Souls, and Gods: A Conversation of Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience – Part 1

I am going to blog through the book: Minds, Brains, Souls and Gods: A Conversation on Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience by Malcolm Jeeves. Malcolm Jeeves is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews, and was formerly President of The Royal Society of Edinburgh. He established the Department of Psychology at St. AndrewsContinue reading “Minds, Brains, Souls, and Gods: A Conversation of Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience – Part 1”

The Conundrum of a Warrior God (3)

Note from CM: First of all, I want to commend and thank everyone for one of the best discussions of the Bible and theological issues this week that I’ve ever been part of. This has been most stimulating and encouraging. Today, as we prepare to look at Greg Boyd’s book, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God,Continue reading “The Conundrum of a Warrior God (3)”

The Conundrum of a Warrior God (2)

Note from CM: When I have a question about reading the Hebrew Bible, one of my first stops is Pete Enns. We reviewed his great book, The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It, a while back, and since one of its emphases is on helping Bible readers understandContinue reading “The Conundrum of a Warrior God (2)”

Navigating the Conundrum of a Warrior God (1)

I am currently working through Greg Boyd’s massive and challenging new book, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God: Volumes 1 & 2, his two-volume explanation and defense of a hermeneutical approach that Christians can take to resolve the disparities between the wrathful, violent, even genocidal God of the Hebrew Bible and God revealed through the non-violent teachingsContinue reading “Navigating the Conundrum of a Warrior God (1)”

Easter IV: Pic & Cantata of the Week

(Click on picture to see larger image) • • • The Gospel for this Sunday in Bach’s day was John 16:16-23, a text in which Jesus warns his disciples, “Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy.”Continue reading “Easter IV: Pic & Cantata of the Week”

Saturday Brunch, May 6, 2017

Hello, friends, and welcome to the weekend. Ready for some brunch? Let’s start with some sporty-type-stuff. Chaplin Mike likes some game called “baseball”. Apparently it used to be popular, back when the games ran an hour and a half instead of twice that. His favorite team, of course, is the Chicago Cubs, who just wonContinue reading “Saturday Brunch, May 6, 2017”