Monthly Archives: November 2016

BLOG 11/29/16. THE PREDICAMENT OF OUR PRIMARY CITIZENSHIP

BLOG 11/29/16. THE PREDICAMENT OF OUR PRIMARY CITIZENSHIP It may be that in this present political chaos into which we, in this country, are called as Christ’s people, we take moment and revisit a historical document: Letter to Diognetus 2nd … Continue reading

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BLOG 11/26/16. NON-COMMUNICATION: FROM EDEN TO SMARTPHONES

BLOG 11/26/16. NON-COMMUNICATION: FROM EDEN TO SMARTPHONES It is interesting to contemplate some of the implications that we get from that primordial story of the rebellion of the first man and woman against God, their Creator. The seductive temptation was … Continue reading

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BLOG 11/22/16. THE CHURCH AS A ‘JUBILEE’ COMMUNITY?

BLOG 11/22/16. THE CHURCH AS A JUBILEE COMMUNITY? It is fascinating to observe that the earthly ministry of Jesus and his message of the in-breaking Kingdom of God … is bracketed, in the gospel accounts, between references that make quite … Continue reading

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BLOG 11/19/16. ” … TO WILD AND FREE FOR THE TIMID.”

BLOG 11/19/16. “ … TOO WILD AND FREE FOR THE TIMID.” A generation ago, novelist Madeline L’Engle was asked if she shared her Christian faith with here literary colleagues in New York. She whimsically responded (in her book: Walking on … Continue reading

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BLOG 11/15/16. I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR YOU ARE WITH ME …

BLOG 11/15/16. “… I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR YOU ARE WITH ME …” I don’t mean to be overly dramatic, … but the events of this past week have left me a bit  frightened, more than a little unsettled. … Continue reading

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BLOG 11/12/16. THE LAST GASP OF THE ‘BOOMERS’?

BLOG 11/12/16. THE LAST GASP OF THE ‘BOOMERS’? In this recent (and very controversial) election, the pundits focused on the economic and racial components of the campaign, … but let me add in my own hunch that it may have … Continue reading

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BLOG 11/9/16. “O GOD OF EARTH AND ALTAR … BOW DOWN AND HEAR OUR CRY …”

BLOG. 11/9/16. “ … BOW DOWN AND HEAR OUR CRY …” On this  frightening (to me) and unimaginable day, I can only offer to my Blog readers this hymn-prayer written by G. K. Chesterton about a century ago: O God … Continue reading

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BLOG 11/5/16. SEEKING TO RETRIEVE A TERM: ADORATION

BLOG 11/5/16. SEEKING TO RETRIEVE A TERM: ADORATION This may be a bit of a stretch, but there’s so much confusion in our culture about the concept of God (if indeed folks even give it a thought) … but there … Continue reading

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BLOG 11/2/16. QUASI-CHRISTIANTIY: “NO SPERM, NO EXCREMENT, NO BLOOD.”

BLOG 11/2/16. QUASI-CHRISTIANITY: “NO SPERM, NO EXCREMENT, NO BLOOD” Sometimes one wonders why, given the seeming omni-presence of ostensible Christian communities, there is not more cultural impact or transformation? Perhaps one factor would be that for those who teach, who … Continue reading

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