A Review of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari Chaplain Mike gifted me with a copy of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, a sprawling tour-de-force summary of the human race from pre-humans to… well… what he speculates are post-humans. It’s a combination of rigorous science, scholarlyContinue reading “A Review of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari”
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Wednesday with Michael Spencer: What’s Growing in the Shadow of Anger?
Wednesday with Michael Spencer What’s Growing in the Shadow of Anger? Sometimes someone else’s sins become the light of seeing our own. Several years ago I was working with a particularly difficult young church staff member. His pattern was to do everything his way, and when negative consequences arrived, to be completely defensive. Insight intoContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer: What’s Growing in the Shadow of Anger?”
Wisdom and Hope
Before I run my next post on Pete Enns’s book, How the Bible Actually Works, I thought I would give some personal perspectives with regard to the questions: What is the Bible? What is the Bible for? Our last post raised a number of questions in the comments that lead me to do this. InContinue reading “Wisdom and Hope”
Richard Hershberger — Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball
Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball By Richard Hershberger Thank you to Chaplain Mike for giving me space to flog my book–especially since its connection to the usual theme of this blog is, um…, tangential. (It turns out upon close examination that the 59 beads of a rosary is not the same number as theContinue reading “Richard Hershberger — Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball”
lent 1 — beyond the wilderness
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’ …Jesus, full ofContinue reading “lent 1 — beyond the wilderness”
A Lenten Meditation: As Miserable as the Day
A Lenten Meditation As Miserable as the Day Last Sunday, after church I went up to Indianapolis, driving through the snow, to officiate a funeral. All funerals and memorial services are sad, but this one especially so. We were laying to rest a 34 year-old man who had essentially drank himself to death. I’ll callContinue reading “A Lenten Meditation: As Miserable as the Day”
Where to Draw the Line?
Happy International Women’s Day! The church that I attend has been going through a series entitled “Her Story” which details why it is so important to have women in leadership in the church. The sessions are really worth watching (or listening to if that is your preference). Here is what we have covered so far:Continue reading “Where to Draw the Line?”
Is Life Inevitable?
Is Life Inevitable? An article in Rawstory that was picked up from an article in Quanta magazine introduces the work of Jeremy England, a young MIT professor who’s proposed a theory, based in thermodynamics, showing that the emergence of life was not accidental, but almost inevitable. The Rawstory article pitches the story as something thatContinue reading “Is Life Inevitable?”
Ash Wednesday with an Angel from Montgomery
Ash Wednesday with an Angel from Montgomery Make me an angel That flies from Montgomery Make me a poster Of an old rodeo Just give me one thing That I can hold on to To believe in this livin’ Is just a hard way to go Each year, on Ash Wednesday and during Lent, IContinue reading “Ash Wednesday with an Angel from Montgomery”
A Serving of Capon for Carnival
“O Lord, refresh our sensibilities. Give us this day our daily taste. Restore to us soups that spoons will not sink in, and sauces which are never the same twice. Raise up among us stews with more gravy than we have bread to blot it with, and casseroles that put starch and substance in ourContinue reading “A Serving of Capon for Carnival”
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