>What a great week of discussion! After honing this down a bit, I wanted to post it and get some thoughts: In John 14:6, when Jesus says “I am the way” - that Jesus’ way is the humility that we see in John 13 (washing the disciples’ feet) When he says “I am the truth” – … Continue reading »
Posted in February 2011 …
Perfect Theology?
Here is a fun (weird) conversation I had the other day. My friend and I are from very similar backgrounds. We both come from a type of church that would classified as charismatic – even if it is mildly so. In our circles there is a very popular preacher on the west coast that tons … Continue reading »
>Black Women, Jews and Hindus
>We need to address how we read the Bible. There is a whole study of how we interact with and interpret texts – it’s called Hermeneutics. Many of us (most? ) are taught one way to read the Bible – that can be devotionally, ‘literally’ * or allegorically, etc. There are many ways of reading … Continue reading »
>Bo’s Blogs: week in review
>I had a little extra time this week (with the Big Tent event over) and I had a back log of ideas I needed to get out. I was able to pace myself and put one idea out in each of the projects that I am a part of. Ethnic Space and Faith: I wrote … Continue reading »
From Men to Boys
Masculinity is a fascinating topic. I really am quite intrigued by what it means to ‘be a man’ and how that has changed over the last 200 years. There is a biological component (no doubt) but there is also a really prevalent social component. Masculinity is a construct in flux. I was in College training … Continue reading »
>When demons are not really or only demons (Friday follow up to Jesus and Pigs)
>Jimmy and Joe had interesting insights about “political” readings of the Bible. Here was my response. – Let me just throw out a wild idea. What if… just what if Jesus was primarily political. Or if you don’t like “primarily” then how about even “significantly” political? Then a century or two later, the Imperial powers … Continue reading »
>Jesus and Pigs
> There is a problem when it comes to reading the Bible in the modern world. It’s not that big of a problem – unless we don’t deal with it and then it becomes a huge giant nightmare. Let me say something positive first. I am a fan of everyone having the Bible in their … Continue reading »
>We believe in Hope
>I was reading a book the other day and I stumbled onto an interesting idea. It comes from the great contemporary theologian Miroslav Volf. I am headed to Big Tent Christianity this week and next week will start a series of post on reading the Bible. Here is something to think (and talk) about Jesus … Continue reading »
Glee's greatest gift
I know that some people are excited about watching a football game today. I, alas, am not. My beloved Chicago Bears were eliminated by their dastardly rivals and I have been left with no team to cheer for. But don’t cry for me – I have something to look forward to on TV tonight that … Continue reading »
Egypt and Enemies
When news began to surface about the anti-government protests in Egypt I knew that two things were about to happen: that talk of the end times or the last days would begin to ramp up. That America would find itself in a bit of a pickle. I was right on both accounts. Within days I … Continue reading »
