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« Previous Entries Thursday, May 8th, 2008Should Christians Apologize?
Over at the Justice and Compassion blog Pam Hogeweide posted her thoughts on the Seeds of Compassion event. While I continue to be amazed at the resistance in the Christian community to even talking about compassion with others, I was intrigued by a sub-conversation that arose in the comments to that post. One […]
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Religion Fit for Public Consumption
I was reading about the history of Christianity in America the other day and I came across an interesting phrase. The author was addressing the ongoing need in our nation for there to exist “a religion fit for public consumption.” Such a religion of course serves not only to unify people but to […]
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Book Review - My Beautiful Idol
So I recently joined the group of Ooze Select bloggers which basically means I get to read cool books and review them here. Works for me. The first selection I was sent was Peter Gall’s My Beautiful Idol. Before I go any further though I do have a confession to make. […]
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Making Room for Women’s Voices
I wanted to point out an intriguing post Rose Madrid-Swetman put up recently. As part of a reception Off the Map hosted related to the Seeds of Compassion event, she interviewed Rob Bell on the subject of women in ministry. She summarized the interview on her blog - here. But there were […]
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Guilt and Unity
Something I often find myself struggling with is the call to be unified with other believers and my ability to put up with crap (to put it bluntly). I know I should get a better attitude and try to be more open and understanding and all that, but it honestly is a struggle. […]
Monday, April 14th, 2008Meaningful Tradition
I was thinking yesterday about traditions we keep or observe but don’t bother to understand. Holiday celebrations are ripe with such instances. How many of us can really explain why we put out stockings at Christmas, carve pumpkins at Halloween, send cards on Valentine’s, or eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day (if […]
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Children’s Museums and Spiritual Formation
Yesterday we took Emma to a local children’s museum. She calls the place the “museum house” and begs to go there. Basically it’s a place where the kids get to “play” with all sorts of educational installations that supposedly teach them about gravity, light, sound, wind… Mike had never been, so […]
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Happy Easter
Happy Easter All.
The quote of the day. After the war-protesters were arrested at Holy Name Cathedral this morning, Cardinal Francis George responded “We should all work for peace,” George said, “but not by interrupting the worship of God.”
Because this is America. Peace has nothing to do with worship, or Easter, or Jesus…
Edited to clarify […]
America, Race, and the Church
This past week in America we have witnessed a rather disturbing portrayal of the the church. The reactions across the blogosphere and in newspaper editorials to the Rev. Wright’s comments and Obama’s response have helped demonstrate the underlying attitudes of priorities of the American church. First I should say, although I don’t agree with […]
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Integrity in Faith
I’ve been making my way through Krista Tippett’s new book Speaking of Faith recently and have enjoyed her reflections on her personal faith journey. I always find myself intrigued by her radio program by that name, but hearing from her own experiences has helped me better understand how she engages so brilliantly with representatives […]
Saturday, March 8th, 2008International Women’s Day
Today March 8 is International Women’s Day -
International Women’s Day is dedicated to the celebration of women’s social, economic and political achievements worldwide. In the United States, this official day of observance is rooted in women’s efforts to campaign for rights to work, vote and hold public office, culminating on March 8, 1908, when 15,000 […]
I’m in the Lord’s Army
As a follow up to my last post on the theological messages we send children, I wanted to post the lyrics to a common children’s church song. I recently stumbled upon the fact that there are actually two versions of the song - representing wildly divergent theological positions. So which version are you […]
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