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Saturday Ramblings — September 13, 2014 — Quotes from the Week

“It’s horrible to see smoke pouring from wounds in your own country from such a fantastic vantage point,” [Frank Culbertson] wrote. “The dichotomy of being on a spacecraft dedicated to improving life on the earth and watching life being destroyed by such willful, terrible acts is jolting to the psyche.” • “The Story of theContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings — September 13, 2014 — Quotes from the Week”

I Have a Bias

I have read quite a bit about bias recently. Lifeway Research responded to a charge that they were biased. My facebook feed told me of the bias against Obama. This post is not about either of those two articles (so let’s not go there in the comments) but it did get me thinking about myContinue reading “I Have a Bias”

Follow-Up: Answers from Andrew Perriman

NOTE FROM CM: Andrew Perriman was kind enough to send some responses to our post outlining his NT interpretation last week and the comments in the discussion. Because they came later than the first discussion, I thought I would post them today as a means of continuing the conversation. • • • NATE: I don’tContinue reading “Follow-Up: Answers from Andrew Perriman”

Hard-Ass Leadership?

I will resist the temptation to make this a mere rant today. Although everything within me wants to simply mock and shred the article to which I will respond, in this case I don’t think it would be the best approach. I say this because the subject is not just a matter of Christian silliness,Continue reading “Hard-Ass Leadership?”

It’s the Culture.

In our fixation upon the trickling down of culture from the beliefs in our minds we have frequently failed to appreciate the ways in which our thinking bubbles up from the world of our bodies, via our imaginations. • Alastair Roberts • • • What I’m going to talk about today is true of mostContinue reading “It’s the Culture.”

Creation Is a Many-Splendored Thing (3): Genesis 2:4-3:24

If you’re wondering why I’m not using any Hubble telescope images for today’s creation post, it is because in The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder, William P. Brown calls the Bible’s second creation story, “The Drama of Dirt.” The transcendent, cosmic perspective of Genesis 1 changes when you turnContinue reading “Creation Is a Many-Splendored Thing (3): Genesis 2:4-3:24”

Lisa Dye: Fellowship of the Book

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life… • Joseph Addison • • • A few nights ago I sat reading a book by Thomas Merton. It was The Ascent to Truth to be exact. Suddenly, I came across a passage that made me weep. The reaction seemedContinue reading “Lisa Dye: Fellowship of the Book”

Sunday Formation Talk: Liturgical Prayer

Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous ordinances. • Psalm 119:164 Sacred reading, manual work, and liturgical prayer constitute the threefold footing of our daily life. • Fr. Charles Cummings • • • On this Lord’s Day, we continue our consideration of teachings from Fr. Charles Cummings’ book, Monastic Practices. We areContinue reading “Sunday Formation Talk: Liturgical Prayer”

Saturday Ramblings: Sentences Edition — September 6, 2014

Today, each entry in Saturday Ramblings shall consist of a single sentence. I have no idea why. I also have no idea why anyone would expect Victoria Osteen to say anything that wasn’t silly and theologically unsound. You know the dog only did this so they could call him the pyromaniac pooch. I was notContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: Sentences Edition — September 6, 2014”

IM Book Review: What I Learned from Cancer

What I Learned from Cancer By Dennis Maione Prompters to Life / Winnipeg (September 19, 2014) • • • I very much doubt that the author of “What I Learned from Cancer”, Dennis Maione, remembers this, but we shared a house for six weeks. It was actually Dennis’ roommate Bazyl that I met first. InContinue reading “IM Book Review: What I Learned from Cancer”