We have been so fortunate over the years when it comes to storms, disasters, and other troubles that radically disrupt life. There are many, many people in Indiana this summer who have not had the same good fortune. We have had wave after wave of severe weather, including tornadoes, dangerous straight line winds, heavy rainfallContinue reading “Pray for me — I’m blest”
Author Archives: Chaplainmike
Damaris Zehner: Integrity of Life
Integrity of Life by Damaris Zehner For, with the old order destroyed, a universe cast down is renewed, and integrity of life is restored to us in Christ. Prayer offered during Mass: May 3, 2015 • • • The phrase “integrity of life” reached out and grabbed me when I heard it a few monthsContinue reading “Damaris Zehner: Integrity of Life”
Sacramental from the beginning
…the mysterious character of all created reality lies in its sacramental nature. • Hans Boersma • • • Many of us have grounded our theology concerning the sacramental nature of life in this world in the Incarnation, when God took on flesh and walked among us in Jesus Christ. The Infinite clothed himself in the finite, and gaveContinue reading “Sacramental from the beginning”
Sundays with Michael Spencer: July 12, 2015
The young earth creationists believe that Genesis 1 is “literally” a description of creation. I do not. It is this simple disagreement that is the cornerstone of my objection to their interpretation. I believe that Genesis 1 is a prescientific description of Creation intended to accent how Yahweh’s relationship with the world stands in starkContinue reading “Sundays with Michael Spencer: July 12, 2015”
Saturday Ramblings, July 11, 2015
Hello,imonks, and welcome to the weekend. Ready to Ramble? This Tuesday is the All-star game for Major League Baseball, also known as the sport time forgot. Regrettably, there is some tension in the imonastary. You see, dear imonks, while Chaplain Mike and I share many great traits (Van Gogh adoration, ear-wax collections) we disagree withContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings, July 11, 2015”
Another Look: The NT “Haustafeln”
Note from CM: This post was originally written in 2011. Recently, I’ve been following a sermon series that has been going on in a church with which I’m familiar. They are dealing with some of the passages mentioned in this post in typical conservative evangelical fashion. The fact that I put it that way willContinue reading “Another Look: The NT “Haustafeln””
Bits of wisdom, more or less
The voices of poets, storytellers, and artists will never be given the prominence granted to the pundits, politicians, and power brokers. And the world will be forever impoverished. And now abide money, sex, and power. But the greatest of these is power. “Such a waste of talent. He chose money over power, in this town aContinue reading “Bits of wisdom, more or less”
Another Look: Group Seeks to Ban Genesis
A Christian group, concerned about moral breakdown in American society, is pushing for a ban on the book of Genesis. A spokesperson for “People Involved in Saving, Securing, and Defending the Old-Fashioned Family” (PISSDOFF), said that decent citizens have come together to protest the publication and distribution of Bibles containing Genesis. They say that our culture cannotContinue reading “Another Look: Group Seeks to Ban Genesis”
Scenes from the Desert
Here is a gallery of scenes from the desert for you to enjoy. The pictures were taken in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve and the McDowell Mountain Sonoran Preserve in Arizona. Seeing the images is obviously not the same as being there, but perhaps they will provide the opportunity for you to take a wilderness journey of yourContinue reading “Scenes from the Desert”
Another Look: Redefining Greatness
The older I get, the more my definition of “greatness” changes. For many of us who grew up in the age of mass media, great has often equaled “famous” in our minds. The great are those with public celebrity. Whose faces are seen in print and on screen. Whose words are captured in sound bites and interviews.Continue reading “Another Look: Redefining Greatness”
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