Often a book will land in your lap. Then, sometimes you run into it. Unable to avoid the undertow that… Read more Review: ‘The Reason’, Lacey Sturm
Month: January 2015
A Short Rumination On The Pragmatic Elements Of Forgiveness
Related Reading: Confronting Disagreement Responsibly: The Real Content & Value of Forgiveness Breathing Forgiveness The Blast Radius Of Forgiveness Grasping Existence… Read more A Short Rumination On The Pragmatic Elements Of Forgiveness
Elshtain: On Sentimental Christianity & Veiled Self-Promotion
Hashtags an all … Elshtain’s right. Source: Elshtain, J.B, 2008 Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power… Read more Elshtain: On Sentimental Christianity & Veiled Self-Promotion
Of Relative Importance: C.S Lewis, David Low, Cartoons & Blimpophobia
Reading C.S Lewis’ essay, ‘Blimpophobia, 1944’, resulted in me sifting through the 1956 autobiography of satirist David Low. Low was… Read more Of Relative Importance: C.S Lewis, David Low, Cartoons & Blimpophobia
The Lure Of Love
Source: David Low, satirical cartoonist, discussing his wife Madeline in Low, D. 1956 Low’s Autobiography, Simon & Schuster, NY. Related reading:… Read more The Lure Of Love
Post-Epiphany: “May You Be …”
Joy & Provision. Protection & Hope. Peace. Wisdom & Reverence. Jesus Is Victor. Images: Photographer: Ian Adams Source: Beloved… Read more Post-Epiphany: “May You Be …”
Elshtain’s Criticism Of “The Left’s” Totalitarian Claim On Thought & The Academy.
If there was room in the title I would add, ‘selective outrage’ and ‘selective hearing’ to this list. I also… Read more Elshtain’s Criticism Of “The Left’s” Totalitarian Claim On Thought & The Academy.
Epiphany 2015: He Will Lead Us
Scouring over some old texts for a litany relevant to epiphany, I landed on this paragraph-of-petitioning from ‘The Book of Common Prayer’: ‘O God,… Read more Epiphany 2015: He Will Lead Us
Helmut Thielicke: Theology & Ministry Vs. Arrogance In the Academy
Some months ago I picked up Helmut Thielicke’s, ‘A little exercise for young theologians’ (1962). In cautious sympathy with the… Read more Helmut Thielicke: Theology & Ministry Vs. Arrogance In the Academy