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Category Archives: Christianity
The tension between pedagogical caution and honesty
I was rereading Reinhold Niebuhr’s first book (published in 1929) earlier today – it holds the distinction as having my favorite book title, Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic – while Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Evening Service, Op. 37 was … Continue reading
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The War Prayer (National Day of Prayer, 2010)
The one tradition I have on this blog, so it seems, is to post Mark Twain’s The War Prayer every other year on the National Day of Prayer. I did so back in 2006, again in 2008, and here we … Continue reading
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Acting Out Our Hopes and Yearnings
Earlier this week, I wrote a piece for the Rabbit Room about one of my favorite theologians, Walter Brueggemann, and a trip I took with my friend Scott down to Waco, TX, to attend a conference where Brueggemann was the … Continue reading
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The time God told me to write about the evils of rock music
My friend Matthew’s new book releases today, and I just posted a review over at the Rabbit Room. Here’s how it starts: In his new book Hear No Evil: My Story of Innocence, Music, and the Holy Ghost, releasing February … Continue reading
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Fundamentalist logic meets the ozone layer…
I just wrote a new guest post for Matthew Paul Turner over at Jesus Needs New PR about a sermon I listened to recently. Here’s an excerpt: I thought of Matthew’s interview [with Wally from WAYFM] one day last week … Continue reading
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Your own Magic Genie
One day last week, I stumbled across the website of a man who pastored the church I grew up in from the time I was a baby until I was about eight or nine years old. Noticing he had the … Continue reading
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“The Great Western Heresy”
At the opening address of the 2009 General Convention of the Episcopal Church this summer, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the presiding Bishop, had this to say: “The overarching connection in all of these crises has to do with … Continue reading
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Tagged cynic, Great western heresy, heresy, John R. Rice, larry crabb, Reinhold Neibuhr, revival
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Peter Rollins on Parables and Resurrection
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
Posted in Better Blogs, Christianity
Tagged Parables, Peter Rollins, Rabbit Room, Resurrection
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“Profoundly Disturbed on the Fourth of July.”
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
Posted in Christianity, Politics
Tagged America, End of America, Flag, God, Profoundly Disturbed on the Fourth of July
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Derek Webb, Muppets, a Kick Drum and the Holy Spirit
Quick, name the last time an artist sampled a clip from Sesame Street in their song? The answer: Derek Webb, in a newly released song from his upcoming album, “Stockholm Syndrome.” Here’s the Sesame Street clip: Derek’s song is titled … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Music
Tagged Caedmon's Call, Derek Webb, East Nashville, Kick Drum vs. the Spirit, Muppets, Rich Mullins, Stockholm Syndrome, Ugly Mugs
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