>Things are necessarily complicated. That is why simple answers often don’t satisfy. This is especially true when it comes to human concerns: sociology, relationships, family systems, psychology etc. I listened to a presentation the other day that was anti-hunting. I tried to listen with an open mind but I kept coming back to the thought … Continue reading »
Posted in May 2010 …
>Feedback on the Weakness of God
>Sometimes you have to start in the middle. So here is the definition of the weakness of God that we ‘ended’ up with.Then we will go back to a few weeks ago when we were working it out.We will end where we started (the middle) with this definition againand then I will propose something new … Continue reading »
>Who Gets In ?
>They say to never judge a book by it’s cover. And this is true. Sometimes the cover is completely underwhelming for the quality of what is inside. Other times the cover is seemingly the best part. I have read two book in the last 5 years that were both wonderful and I think that their … Continue reading »
>Why Flowers are Better than Cars for ‘Soul’
>Often the way we think about something dictates what we think about it. That is why our framing metaphor is so powerful. A question I love to ask is whether Jesus, if he were teaching today, would use technological examples or if he would still use farming examples. I love to play around with this … Continue reading »
>The deal with reading the Bible
>Sorry for the giant delay in posting these here. I will be moving all of them over this week so that they are synced with the website. http://www.everydaytheology.net 3 things in this one: how NOT to read it, WHAT you are reading, and HOW to read it You can’t read it like a contract. – … Continue reading »