Neglected View
Homes fall into disrepair often out of neglect. The cost to rehab an old house may not be immediately clear. No one knows what unseen costs lie behind old sheet rock or underneath old carpet.… Continue reading
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What Does “God” Mean Now?
If the telling of the story of Jesus includes similarities and distinctions of the way gods and caesars claimed special privilege and status, what does it mean that Jesus was born? What does it mean now that God fully reveals that he is all in? Here is a quote … Continue reading
Read MoreWe Don’t Want This God
Weakness does not make the list as a Divine attribute. In the pantheon of gods, old and new, humans long for a god writ large and powerful. When we fail to find a god that fits our billing we become the god for which we look. We stop searching. … Continue reading
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Mandela, Matthew, and What Is Getting Done or, Reading from a Different Location
I remember the shantytown. After a week of staying on the Golden Mile watching the tide come and go looking out across the Indian Ocean, walking the boardwalk between meetings, taking countless photographs, and largely sharing the experience of an American tourist, I rode north out of town with … Continue reading
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Advent Cometh Looking for an Ironic Community
Three celebrations occur(ed) this week. Sunday some Christian congregations took time to consider the reign of Christ on Christ the King Sunday. Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving. And then there is Black Friday. No one really wants to read the preacher rehashing what the preacher preached when he last … Continue reading
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