People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. • Rogers Hornsby • • • Photo from Shooting from the Hip by Chicago Tribune Photojournalist Scott Strazzante
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The Feast Before the Fast
“One will have to give account in the judgment day of every good thing which one might have enjoyed and did not.” • The Talmud • • • The seriousness of Lent that begins on Ash Wednesday is preceded on Tuesday each year by a day of frivolousness and indulgence. We feast before we fast.Continue reading “The Feast Before the Fast”
Dueling Political Media
Today, two clever, attention-getting media offerings, capturing opposite perspectives on the role of government in American life. First, from the right… After the jump, the left strikes back…
Lent 2012: A Journey into the Wilderness
“We are all outside of paradise. We are locked up aboard an unsteerable ship, and we bide our time, unsure of ever reaching land, hungrily eyeing each other as the foodstores fail. We are that tainted generation of former slaves who now must perish in the wilderness on the outside chance that it will helpContinue reading “Lent 2012: A Journey into the Wilderness”
‘Cause every girl’s crazy ’bout…
From the you couldn’t possibly make this stuff up in a million years department, today we refer you to: At Ed Young’s new site, PastorFashion.com, you can learn that he wears Spanx, that wearing Spanx can give you gas (but better posture), and that those who are “clothed in Christ” should be clothed in fashionable,Continue reading “‘Cause every girl’s crazy ’bout…”
We Point People to Jesus
A Letter for the Church Today (6, conclusion) A Study of 2 Corinthians 10-13 “Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” • 2Corinthians 13:11, NRSV • • • It’s decision timeContinue reading “We Point People to Jesus”
New Every Morning: Lessons about Grace
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. • Lamentations 3:22-23, NRSV • • • The Hebrew word translated “steadfast love” in Lam. 3 is my favorite biblical word: Hesed (חסד). Its meaning is so rich that Miles CoverdaleContinue reading “New Every Morning: Lessons about Grace”
Saturday Ramblings 2.18.12
Sigh. Just when you try to do something right, the world intrudes all over your good intentions. I had decided earlier in the week that today’s ramblings would be Ed Young, Jr- and Mark Driscoll-free. And darn if they don’t both go and get themselves into the news once again. So I figured, “What notContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings 2.18.12”
Recommended: N.T. Wright on Extension 720
One of the great graces of life is good conversation and respectful dialogue between neighbors. The best talk show I have ever heard, which embodies this grace, is Extension 720 on WGN Radio in Chicago. It is hosted by Dr. Milton J. Rosenberg. Milt is a professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago, whereContinue reading “Recommended: N.T. Wright on Extension 720”
iMonk Classic: Our Problem with Grace
Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer Undated NOTE FROM CM: No emphasis on grace would be complete without a review of Michael Spencer’s classic post on the subject. Take your time with this one, and savor it. Michael never wrote better, and he never pointed us to a more important subject. • • • Q.Continue reading “iMonk Classic: Our Problem with Grace”
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