Category Archives: Philosophy

Forget Your Presuppositions (Presenting the Gospel)

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Stephen

Start from zero. Try to forget your presuppositions. What do you say to someone who doesn’t seem to have any of the same questions you do about life and religion when they ask you what and why you believe? In … Continue reading →

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Roger Ebert on God

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Stephen

Film critic Roger Ebert, who updates his journal at the Chicago Sun-Times website quite a bit more than I do my blog, and frequently with lengthy essays, has a new post up about how he believes in God. I can … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: The Sacredness of Questioning Everything

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Stephen

The wait is almost over. David Dark’s new book, The Sacredness of Questioning Everything, arrives in bookstores April 1st. I blogged about hearing David read some selections a while back while he was working on it, and have been eager … Continue reading →

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Tokens Radio Show

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Stephen

Where else but Nashville can you be a part of an audience for a radio show taping that talks about justice, death row, Will Campbell, English-only laws, revivalist preachers, and climaxes with an ensemble performance of Bob Dylan’s Blowin’ in … Continue reading →

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On Wine and Judging Others

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Stephen

It’s funny the seemingly random moments that are integral to the journeys of each of us… Continue reading →

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Don Miller on Staying Faithful

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Stephen

Because a lot of the work I do in music preparation has me working on my computer for 10-15 hours a day (like this week), I listen to a lot of podcasts, lectures, and sermons. I recently stumbled across a … Continue reading →

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“God repairs us through creation and through art.”

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Stephen

I just got home after hearing pianist Pat Coil playing his weekly jazz set at Basil Asian Bistro, with Jim Ferguson on bass and vocals. On the drive home, I remembered a quote I read this morning in Jeffrey Overstreet’s … Continue reading →

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John Piper on Stereotypes, Generalizations, and Racism

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Stephen

Pastor, Author, and Theologian John Piper sent out an e-mail today to his mailing list titled Stereotypes, Generalizations, and Racism. In light of the hateful rhetoric so popular today in some circles, particularly in regard to other nationalities and/or religions, … Continue reading →

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Metaphorized History / Historicized Metaphors, and The Meaning of Jesus

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Stephen

I’m currently working my way through one of the most interesting books I’ve picked up in a while, The Meaning of Jesus – Two Visions, by Marcus J. Borg and N. T. Wright. Marcus Borg is the most popular revisionist … Continue reading →

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John Michael Talbot

Posted on January 1, 2007 by Stephen

Although most of my interactions with 21st century American Christianity leave me skeptical and wanting to listen to Sara Groves’ song Maybe There’s a Loving God again, every once in a while I come across someone who reminds me of … Continue reading →

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