Hello, friends, and welcome to the weekend. You know what we haven’t had for a while? Brunch!! As usual, I’m not going to bring up the subjects dominating the headlines. The Brunch focuses on the interesting (at least to me), the silly, and the un-reported. I also avoid mentioning a certain politician because, inevitably, theContinue reading “Saturday Brunch, May 30, 2020”
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“How can I know the presence of God in my final season of life?” (or at any time?)
“How can I know the presence of God in my final season of life?” (or at any time?) An excerpt from Walking Home Together: Spiritual Guidance and Practical Advice For The End Of Life When people ask about knowing the presence of God in the midst of their terminal illness or death, I sometimes thinkContinue reading ““How can I know the presence of God in my final season of life?” (or at any time?)”
Four Reasons You Shouldn’t Exist
Four Reasons You Shouldn’t Exist Here is a cheeky little article by Dave Goldberg who is a physics professor at Drexel University and author, most recently, of The Universe in the Rearview Mirror: How Hidden Symmetries Shape Reality entitled “Four Reasons You Shouldn’t Exist” It’s a nice little reminder of the wonderment that is thisContinue reading “Four Reasons You Shouldn’t Exist”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer: “The exhausting effort to be a good Christian denies Christ.”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer Excerpt from Mere Churchianity: Finding Your Way Back to Jesus-Shaped Spirituality I discovered, while listening to a lecture on Luther’s breakthrough discovery of grace, that the victorious Christian life is a lie. It is a completely un-Jesus-shaped imposter. The Christian life isn’t a denial of the prodigal son parable, with theContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer: “The exhausting effort to be a good Christian denies Christ.””
Being Merciful to Yourself (especially for caregivers)
Being Merciful to Yourself An excerpt from Guide Them Safely Home, Lord: A Caregiver’s Companion Mercy triumphs over judgment. – James 2:13 * * * I recently read an article by Marian Friedrichs in which she shared the following experience: One Saturday, when I confessed yet again to judging other people harshly, the priest toldContinue reading “Being Merciful to Yourself (especially for caregivers)”
The Consummate Cockburn Collection – Part Three
Welcome once again to our Consummate Cockburn Collection. If you missed it, you might want to check out our list of Cockburn top ten albums in part one and part two. But what about those songs that didn’t make the top ten albums? Are there any gems in those other albums that you might wantContinue reading “The Consummate Cockburn Collection – Part Three”
Riffing on Richard Beck and Why God Matters
Riffing on Richard Beck and Why God Matters In a recent post at the always excellent Experimental Theology blog, Richard Beck opines that the most important question facing Christians and churches today in this pandemic is why God matters to us. He gives two examples of Christian reactions to the Covid-19 crisis that he hasContinue reading “Riffing on Richard Beck and Why God Matters”
Bonhoeffer: Who Am I?
This poem is from one of Bonhoeffer’s final prison letters, shortly before his execution. Though most of us are not facing certain death as he was, nevertheless I find the expressions in this poem relevant to what we may be experiencing and feeling in these uncertain days of pandemic and lockdowns. • • • WhoContinue reading “Bonhoeffer: Who Am I?”
The Liturgy of Creation (Introduction)
The Liturgy of Creation (Introduction) As I said the other day, I am working through Michael Lefebvre’s revelatory book, The Liturgy of Creation: Understanding Calendars in Old Testament Context. RJS has also been blogging on this at Musings on Science and Theology. Michael Lefebvre is the teaching elder/pastor at Christ Church Reformed Presbyterian in Brownsburg,Continue reading “The Liturgy of Creation (Introduction)”
The Death of Expertise
The Death of Expertise “Snake oil is a euphemism for deceptive marketing and health care fraud. It refers to the petroleum-based mineral oil or “snake oil” that used to be sold as a cure-all elixir for many kinds of physiological problems. Many 19th-century United States and 18th-century European entrepreneurs advertised and sold mineral oil (oftenContinue reading “The Death of Expertise”
The Internet Monk Archives 