Hello, friends, and welcome to the Labor Day weekend! Quick question: If money or likely success were not issues, what job would you love to have? That’s a good way to start off our Labor Day edition of the brunch. We’ll be asking a few more job/career related questions as we go along. It’s a goodContinue reading “Saturday Brunch, August 31, 2019”
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Greatest Songs of My Lifetime: Special Friday Edition
Greatest Songs of My Lifetime: Special Friday Edition The Greatest Folk Singer You’ve Never Heard Of It’s a special Friday edition of “Greatest Songs of My Lifetime,” which we began during last Saturday’s Brunch. Pastor Dan will be hosting tomorrow’s weekly feast, so I thought I’d move the “Greatest Songs” piece to today. My lifeContinue reading “Greatest Songs of My Lifetime: Special Friday Edition”
The first Europeans weren’t who you might think
The first Europeans weren’t who you might think: Genetic tests of ancient settlers’ remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today’s Russia. The following story appeared in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. From the opening two paragraphs: The idea that there were onceContinue reading “The first Europeans weren’t who you might think”
Let’s Discuss: Some IM Statements about Culture
Let’s Discuss: Some IM Statements about Culture Here are some thoughts about Christians and their relationships with the culture(s) around them, especially here in the U.S. We eagerly await your responses and discussion. • Does the gospel change the way you look at the people the culture war tells you to fear and dislike? • MSContinue reading “Let’s Discuss: Some IM Statements about Culture”
Fr. Freeman: What kind of community fosters virtue in its members?
Father Stephen Freeman is doing a timely series of posts on “virtue” at his blog, Glory to God for All Things. In one piece, “A Crisis of Virtue — The Good that We Need,” he reflects upon lessons from C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the early church, and experiences in his own family to remind usContinue reading “Fr. Freeman: What kind of community fosters virtue in its members?”
Monday with Michael Spencer: Evangelical Anxiety about Culture
Note from CM: Here is a prescient look at evangelicals and their fear of culture from 2007, from a series of posts Michael did called, “Evangelical Anxieties.” What in the world would he say about where we are now? • • • Monday with Michael Spencer Evangelical Anxiety about Culture Christians always live in aContinue reading “Monday with Michael Spencer: Evangelical Anxiety about Culture”
Sunday with Walter Brueggemann: The holiness of the baptized community
Sunday with Walter Brueggemann The holiness of the baptized community The holiness of the church does not consist in true doctrine that everyone accepts. It does not consist in true morality that everyone embraces. We know of course that the church has often specialized in doctrine and morality. But the truth is that the holinessContinue reading “Sunday with Walter Brueggemann: The holiness of the baptized community”
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 24, 2019
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 24, 2019 Greetings from Fort Wayne, Indiana, where I am with my young grandson for a weekend of soccer games. The weather is supposed to be ideal — highs in the 70s, with bright blue sunny skies. Last night my other grandson’s team had their first game of theContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 24, 2019”
Conversation is Difficult — Let’s Do Better
Conversation is Difficult — Let’s Do Better In his book Disagreeing Virtuously, Olli-Pekka Vainio names three specific virtues that keep communities in conversation even when they disagree: open-mindedness, humility, and courage. • C. Christopher Smith. How the Body of Christ Talks • • • I’ve been getting more criticism lately about the moderation of ourContinue reading “Conversation is Difficult — Let’s Do Better”
God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey, Chapter 13 – What Difference Does It Make, Anyway
God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey, Chapter 13 – What Difference Does It Make, Anyway We now come to the end of our review of God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey. Today is Chapter 13 – What Difference Does It Make, Anyway. BeliefsContinue reading “God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey, Chapter 13 – What Difference Does It Make, Anyway”
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