The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: February 2, 2019 The cold grows colder, even as the days grow longer, February’s mercury vapor light buffing but not defrosting the bone-white ground, crusty and treacherous underfoot. This is the time of year that’s apt to put a hammerlock on a healthy appetite, old anxieties back into the night,Continue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: February 2, 2019”
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Esther
Esther didn’t have the the easiest of lives. Even in her early years growing up in the carefree life of a warm and sunny Barbados there was something amiss. A minor dispute with a sibling lead to a lifelong estrangement. A chance encounter with Tom, an Irish sailor on ship’s leave at a dance, ledContinue reading “Esther”
Faith Across the Multiverse, Parables from Modern Science- Part 3, The Language of Biology, Chapter 7: The Genome Made Flesh By Andy Walsh
Faith Across the Multiverse: Parables from Modern Science Part 3, The Language of Biology, Chapter 7: The Genome Made Flesh By Andy Walsh We are blogging through the book, “Faith Across the Multiverse, Parables from Modern Science” by Andy Walsh. Today is Chapter 7: The Genome Made Flesh. Walsh begins this chapter with a descriptionContinue reading “Faith Across the Multiverse, Parables from Modern Science- Part 3, The Language of Biology, Chapter 7: The Genome Made Flesh By Andy Walsh”
Wednesday with Michael Spencer: Shopping the Whole Mall
Wednesday with Michael Spencer Shopping the Whole Mall (2007) It started innocently enough. His name was Tim, and he was a Christian at my high school. There weren’t many of us, and we made friends despite those denominational differences that were supposed to matter so much. Tim invited me to a charismatic prayer meeting atContinue reading “Wednesday with Michael Spencer: Shopping the Whole Mall”
The Learning, Conversing, Serving Community (2)
The Learning, Conversing, Serving Community (2) In this book, we will view the local church as a sort of learning organization, in which both learning and action lie at the heart of its identity. We will explore the practice of reading — perhaps the most important component of learning in the twenty-first century — andContinue reading “The Learning, Conversing, Serving Community (2)”
The Bible and the Believer (3)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (3)”
Epiphany 4: Gathering at God’s House and Conversing with Our Host
Epiphany 4 Sermon Gathering at God’s House and Conversing with Our Host We come together for the reading and discussing of the sacred writings, as any quality of the present time gives occasion for fore-warning or for recollection. In any case, with the holy words we feed faith, we set up hope, we build trust,Continue reading “Epiphany 4: Gathering at God’s House and Conversing with Our Host”
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: January 26, 2018 — Frozen Edition
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: January 26, 2018 — Frozen Edition No season of the soul strips clear the face of God save cold and frozen wind upon the frozen sod. Jane Tyson Clement • • • FROZEN THINGS… The week ahead is forecast to have the coldest temperatures of the season across the U.S.,Continue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: January 26, 2018 — Frozen Edition”
It’s 2019 – and I still shake my head at how the church still treats women
It’s 2019 – and I shake my head at how the church still treats women. It’s been… Ninety-nine years since [most] American women got the vote. Ninety-four years since Nellie Ross was elected Governor of Wyoming. Fifty-three years since Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India. Fifty years since Golda Meir became Prime Minister ofContinue reading “It’s 2019 – and I still shake my head at how the church still treats women”
Faith Across the Multiverse, Parables from Modern Science- Part 2, The Language of Physics, Chapter 6: The Entropic Principle By Andy Walsh
Faith Across the Multiverse: Parables from Modern Science Part 2, The Language of Physics, Chapter 6: The Entropic Principle By Andy Walsh We are blogging through the book, “Faith Across the Multiverse, Parables from Modern Science” by Andy Walsh. Today is Chapter 6: The Entropic Principle. The Entropic Principle refers to Second Law of Thermodynamics. Continue reading “Faith Across the Multiverse, Parables from Modern Science- Part 2, The Language of Physics, Chapter 6: The Entropic Principle By Andy Walsh”
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