Lately I have been in a creative phase where I have enjoyed making boutique jams. I have make thirty seven jars of Black-raspberry, chokecherry, wild grape, wild grape – chokecherry, or crab-apple rhubarb at various times over the summer and fall. Recently I was visiting my parents home about an hour away. I noticed thatContinue reading “Escaping the Wilderness: Part 5 – Crab-Apple Rhubarb Jam, and why part of me never left the Evangelical world”
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Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship By John Polkinghorne (Part 3b) – Lessons from History
Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship By John Polkinghorne (Part 3b) — Lessons from History We are reviewing the book, “Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship” by John Polkinghorne. Today we will look at the second part of Chapter 3- Lessons from History. John continues his comparative study of science and Christian theologyContinue reading “Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship By John Polkinghorne (Part 3b) – Lessons from History”
Rowan Williams on the Eucharist (1)
Rowan Williams on the Eucharist (1) Today we continue our series of reflections on Rowan Williams’s book, Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer, turning to the third big theme of the practice of being Christian — the sacrament celebrating how God welcomes us to his table: the Eucharist. For Christians, to share in the Eucharist,Continue reading “Rowan Williams on the Eucharist (1)”
October Open Mic
October Open Mic Monday was a long day on the road and at the ballgame for me (and thus apologies for the long delay in approving system-moderated comments). At any rate, getting home late prevented me from putting a full-blown post together, so I’ll turn it over to you folks today. Play nice, and haveContinue reading “October Open Mic”
Another Look: Take Me Out
Note from CM: When Michael Spencer discovered he had cancer, I made a deal with him. We set a goal — to try and go to a Cincinnati Reds baseball game in the spring. Sadly, the weekend I had set aside to go ended up being the weekend of his funeral. Michael died on AprilContinue reading “Another Look: Take Me Out”
Sermon: Extraordinary Love
Sermon: Extraordinary Love Ruth 1:16-17 …Ruth said, ‘Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die— there will I be buried.Continue reading “Sermon: Extraordinary Love”
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: September 29, 2018 — “Here’s something you don’t see everyday” version
The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: September 29, 2018 “Here’s something you don’t see everyday” version WARNING! Today’s Brunch includes political material. This may contribute to upset stomach, nausea, headache, and feelings of bitterness, irritability, and hopelessness. If you smell gas or start to feel the buzz of righteous indignation, shut your mouth to avoid inhalingContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: September 29, 2018 — “Here’s something you don’t see everyday” version”
Escaping the Wilderness: Part 4 – My Pastor’s not a Heretic… Phew!
Well it’s official. The Gospel Coalition do not consider my Pastor a heretic. I don’t think I would have gotten off so lightly. I haven’t really talked about where I have been attending church the last few years, but what was intended to be a temporary location to place my butt on a Sunday morningContinue reading “Escaping the Wilderness: Part 4 – My Pastor’s not a Heretic… Phew!”
Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship By John Polkinghorne (Part 3a) – Lessons from History
Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship By John Polkinghorne (Part 3a) — Lessons from History We are reviewing the book, “Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship” by John Polkinghorne. Today we will look at the first part of Chapter 3- Lessons from History. Polkinghorne begins the chapter by discussing Thomas Kuhn’s famous book,Continue reading “Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship By John Polkinghorne (Part 3a) – Lessons from History”
J. Michael Jones: Finding a Christian (metaphysical) View of Nature, Part II
Finding a Christian (metaphysical) View of Nature, Part II by J. Michael Jones The Implications of our View on the Material on our View of Nature. While Platonic Dualism found a welcoming home within the Church, the Rousseauian view of nature (I’m using nature here as a sub category under material) has completely swept westernContinue reading “J. Michael Jones: Finding a Christian (metaphysical) View of Nature, Part II”
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