The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: October 19, 2019 Open Table Edition Coming back from a long trip usually takes me about three weeks to recover. This time it has been better, but it still required readjustment back into the daily work schedule and so on. Bottom line is that I’m pretty tired here at theContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: October 19, 2019 — Open Table Edition”
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Franciscan Friday: Richard Rohr on the Franciscan Way
Richard Rohr on the Franciscan Way Coincidentally, while we were in Europe, Richard Rohr was sending out two weeks of daily meditations on Franciscan spirituality in my email. You can review those articles HERE. I encourage you to read and meditate on them all. I would like to explore some of these themes on FridaysContinue reading “Franciscan Friday: Richard Rohr on the Franciscan Way”
How Do You Distinguish between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness?
How Do You Distinguish between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness? I was reading this BioLogos Forum discussion that was discussing whether some forms of Young Earth Creationism (YEC) overlaps with mental illness. The discussion initiator thought that since the new ICR museum teaches that biblical references to dragons are really about dinosaurs, who not onlyContinue reading “How Do You Distinguish between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness?”
Another Look: Chasing Francis
Another Look: Chasing Francis Francis was a Catholic, an evangelical street preacher, a radical social activist, a contemplative who devoted hours to prayer, a mystic who had direct encounters with God, and someone who worshiped with all the enthusiasm and spontaneity of a Pentecostal. He was a wonderful integration of all the theological streams weContinue reading “Another Look: Chasing Francis”
Savoring
A man walks down the street It’s a street in a strange world Maybe it’s the third world Maybe it’s his first time around Doesn’t speak the language He holds no currency He is a foreign man He is surrounded by the sound, the sound Cattle in the marketplace Scatterings and orphanages He looks around,Continue reading “Savoring”
Monday with Michael Spencer: Trusting the Father?
Monday with Michael Spencer: October 14, 2019 Trusting the Father? Yesterday, I experienced the great part of being a teacher; one of those experiences that make all the others worth it. It was in my advanced placement English IV class. Our brightest seniors. I’m fortunate to be able to work with them. A fewContinue reading “Monday with Michael Spencer: Trusting the Father?”
Dispatch — Homeward Bound: October 13, 2019
Dispatch — Homeward Bound: October 13, 2019 I am not one of those Christians who feels skittish about using the words “lucky” or “fortunate.” Some people I know feel compelled to say they are “blessed” when something good happens in their lives, and that’s okay I guess. However, it tends to raise questions of theodicyContinue reading “Dispatch — Homeward Bound: October 13, 2019”
Saturday Brunch, October 12, 2019
Hello friends, and welcome to the weekend? Better have some brunch before your big plans for the day. Regular commentator Ted said on Tuesday that I should include cats in my column this week. I always obey Ted; he has some rich blackmail material on me. So I will be throwing in some random cat videosContinue reading “Saturday Brunch, October 12, 2019”
God’s Purpose and our Purpose
This morning I will be teaching to about 40 men in an addictions recovery program. I love these guys; they are very open, and very hungry spiritually. I will be going through Ephesians chapter 1, where the main idea is that our salvation is much broader than we usually understand, and also tied into God’sContinue reading “God’s Purpose and our Purpose”
Did Velociraptor Taste Like Chicken?
Did Velociraptor Taste Like Chicken? CNN has an article which raises this very question. The question is raised, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, because researchers manipulated chicken embryos so that they would grow with the snout of a Velociraptor. The report by scientists at Yale published in Evolution in September 2019, and summarized in this Popular Science article revealsContinue reading “Did Velociraptor Taste Like Chicken?”
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