Brennan Manning’s passing prompted this tribute-contemplation. I invite you to sit, and wonder with me, at the significance of what happens when, despite human opinion,… Read more The Difference Between Being Righteous & Having The Appearance of Righteousness: Tribute to a Ragamuffin, Brennan Manning, 1934-2013
Category: Martin Luther King Jnr
To Segregate MLK From Jesus Christ, is to Burn What MLK Set in Motion, On the Cross of What He Hoped to See Achieved
A lot of people leave out the Christian part when it comes to Martin Luther King Jnr. They do this… Read more To Segregate MLK From Jesus Christ, is to Burn What MLK Set in Motion, On the Cross of What He Hoped to See Achieved
The Shape of Things To Come?
The shape of things to come?: ‘Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) was constantly battling an [oppressive totalitarian] Polish government that… Read more The Shape of Things To Come?
Barmen, Barth & King: “The Calling to Speak is Often a Vocation of Agony.”
During my undergraduate research into the wide and wondrous theological landscape of Karl Barth’s rejection of natural theology, I came across… Read more Barmen, Barth & King: “The Calling to Speak is Often a Vocation of Agony.”
Five Links: January Edition
It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these lists. I don’t do enough of them. Starting here, I’m… Read more Five Links: January Edition
A Voice Like This: Mahalia Jackson
Martin Luther King Jnr stood at the microphone, preparing to address part of the Freedom gathering in Chicago. To his right, Mahalia… Read more A Voice Like This: Mahalia Jackson
Learning From The Past, Teaching Towards Tomorrow
One benefit of my upbringing is how deeply it instilled in me a passion for justice, a sense of empathy and the importance… Read more Learning From The Past, Teaching Towards Tomorrow
Karl Barth, 1912, ‘We cannot fail to hear’
‘For I believe that, just as we may not approach events such as this one out of curiosity and a… Read more Karl Barth, 1912, ‘We cannot fail to hear’
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