Reading Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot--- Yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. -- Isaiah 11:1 … [Read more...] about Advent: The Problem of What Matters
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Book Review: The Cross and Gendercide
The Cross and Gendercide: A Theological Response to Global Violence Against Women and Girls By Elizabeth Gerhardt My rating: 4 of 5 stars There is a war going on that knows no national borders or physical territories. It is a war that occurs in clinics, ritual ceremonies, sweatshops and brothels, college campuses and religious homes. It is a war against half of the planet's population. It is the war against women. One manifestation of this war is that there is not a woman I know who feels safe walking alone … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Cross and Gendercide
Book Review: Incarnational Humanism
Christianity and humanism have often been portrayed as foes -- Christianity being about God and the other-worldly and humanism being about the greatness of human beings. This weighty book explores why this is a false misconception and how the divide being Christianity and humanism has developed. Jens Zimmermann argues that the basis for Christian humanism is the incarnation of Christ, hence the title Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World (InterVarsity Press, 2012). He goes back … [Read more...] about Book Review: Incarnational Humanism
Meditation . . . Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible Part 3
As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!. -- Psalm 40:17 In Part 1 I asked the question: How do you “read” and/or pray a Psalm as an individual follower of Christ (possibly as a part of your daily practice) AND as a member of a particular Christian tradition (in corporate and/or daily practice)? As an extension of this consideration I offered the "simple" exercise of comparing/contrasting the reading, praying, and reflecting upon … [Read more...] about Meditation . . . Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible Part 3
Active Waiting . . . Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible Part 2
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. -- Psalm 40:1 In Part 1 I asked the question: How do you “read” and/or pray a Psalm as an individual follower of Christ (possibly as a part of your daily practice) AND as a member of a particular Christian tradition (in corporate and/or daily practice)? And I offered the "simple" exercise of reading, praying, and reflecting upon Psalm 40 AND then comparing/contrasting this exercise with U2's performance of 40 (Vertigo Tour Live From Chicago, … [Read more...] about Active Waiting . . . Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible Part 2