Monthly Archives: July 2009

500 Days of Summer: A Story about Love

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Stephen

Talk about discouraging people from seeing a movie. In one of the first write-ups about 500 Days of Summer that was posted on a blog back in January, the reviewer compared it to Slumdog Millionaire, Juno, and Little Miss Sunshine. … Continue reading →

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Peter Rollins on Parables and Resurrection

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Stephen

A couple weeks ago, I posted a review on the Rabbit Room of Peter Rollins’ new book, The Orthodox Heretic: And Other Impossible Tales, along with one of the parables, Finding Faith. Discussion on the post continues, including a couple … Continue reading →

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The Sacred Texts Around Which We Shape Our Lives

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Stephen

At the Christian Scholars Conference I attended a couple weeks ago, Barbara Brown Taylor presented a talk on, “The Power of Narrative in the Age of Twitter.”  She talked about the need to privilege certain narratives,  saying, “I was attending to so … Continue reading →

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“Profoundly Disturbed on the Fourth of July.”

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Stephen

At this point, it’s become a tradition. Almost every year since I first read this essay by Bob Hyatt back in 2003, I’ve posted it on my blog. As much as I’ve changed my views on different things in the … Continue reading →

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Derek Webb’s “Stockholm Syndrome” available Tuesday

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Stephen

Tonight, at a special event at The Rutledge, Derek Webb played a one hour documentary about the making of his new album, Stockholm Syndrome, letting the packed crowd hear several songs in their entirety through studio footage. When the documentary … Continue reading →

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“Expanding the borders of your empathy.”

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Stephen

The annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America is this weekend, with the theme, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” I was glad to come across an article earlier today about Pastor and Author Rick Warren being … Continue reading →

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