Speaking to the Soul: Michaelmas
September 29, 2016
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by Laurie Gudim It seems like everybody is afraid, these days. I know I am – afraid of the polarization in this country, of
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Popping Collars #46: Devils and Deserts
August 18, 2016
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Betsy, Greg, and Julie talk about the film Last Days in the Desert and discuss how a story emphasizing the humanity of Jesus reveals layers of understanding about temptation, family, desire, and destiny.
The “my peace” of Jesus
May 8, 2016
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I wonder about the use of the word “my” before the word “peace.” It seems that just leaving us with “peace” would have been a good gesture in advance of Jesus’ lift-off. But Jesus seems to own the brand. Jesus has a kind of peace that is not like the peace offered by “the world.” And what we know about the term “The world” in John’s gospel and in the early church writings is that “world” does not refer to the planet on which we live, but to the noise in which we live.
Look Up!
December 20, 2015
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After all, I am pretty sure Hell is just an eternity of getting what we thought we wanted.
Giles Fraser: I regret that the devil is being made redundant. He’ll be much missed
February 15, 2015
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And by their omission, we are being taken still further along the road from baptism as an expression of the big themes of death and resurrection to baptism as a polite middle-class naming ceremony. Once again, it feels like the church is chopping off its own balls.
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