christianity: business or body
Christianity started in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise. An enterprise – that’s a business. Isn’t it supposed to be a body? And if a [...]
seeds of life
For nearly a year now, I’ve had a growing interest in heirloom gardening and seedsaving. My interest has been driven by several factors. Namely, global food security issues, biodiversity and permaculture, pre-industrial methods of agriculture, corporate monopolies and domination of the the food supply, and the declining nutrient value in the food supply. I’ve also [...]
2009 winner for best marketing bungle
So maybe thinking I’d have time to post regularly this winter was a big oversight. Blog writing is just one of those plates that just doesn’t stay spinning. It’s a joke, really, always picking it off the stage like this and giving it another spin. Kind of bad for the show. But that’s not the [...]
issues in prison reform
I’ve been wanting to write some posts about the problematic nature of criminal justice/incarceration in America and especially how that ties closely to problems that continue to surface and compound in our inner cities. But instead of writing from my own experiences and observations, for now I’ll just link to three news articles that are [...]
new release from “invisible children” movement
If you’re interested in what’s happening in Uganda and Sudan, the “Invisible Children” documentary project just released another title, “Black is for Sunday.” I haven’t seen it yet, but I’ve posted a trailer below. These guys are incredible story tellers.
roger olsen and “the new conservative”
Scott McKnight over at Jesus Creed is doing a series of reviews on Roger Olsen’s book, Reformed and Always Reforming. He writes about conservative and post-conservative evangelical theology. For those that have been observing the conversations and critiques surrounding Melvin Lehman’s article, The New Conservative, you might find some interesting parallels with Olsen’s work. Lehman [...]
the threat of the threatened
With the over-abundance of material floating around these days about the “rising threat of Islam,” I wonder where you find yourself in the mix. Personally, all this threatened, defensive posturing makes me wonder what ever happened to the message of Jesus. So let’s assume all the books and articles are right about the “threat” and [...]
post-christmas lethargy
If there’s such a thing as “the Christmas spirit” then there’s certainly such a thing as “the post-Christmas spirit.” The non-expectant lethargy expressed in post-Christmas Christmas carols is nothing short of laughable. The expectancy of advent quickly gives way to a “I-feel-bloated-yet-not-full-so-just-let-me-recline-to-do-and-expect-nothing-in-particular” syndrome. So what is it exactly that is expected in the advent? Maybe [...]
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