Category Archives: christianity
Discussion on the Kingdom of God
A few days ago, my brother (who just became the father of twins!) emailed me in response to my (initially negative) review of McLaren’s Everything Must Change. He took issue with McLaren’s kingdom theology, saying, “McLaren seems to define the Kingdom of God according to his own definition, which I don’t fully understand, but which [...]
Derek Webb, Art, and Reform Theology
On the way to O’Hare, I listened to a couple Nick and Josh podcasts. The first was with Derek Webb. He had some really interesting ideas about art, or more particularly, Christian art (or the unreality thereof). He said that art ALWAYS reflecting the heart of the artist creating it. Always. This is intresting to [...]
More on Church and Intellectual Property
Here’s a story about the NFL saying a church can’t have a SuperBowl party. I’m torn as to what to think about this. I don’t necessarily think that churches should get a free pass just because they’re churches. But here’s the NFL’s reasoning (from the article, McCarthy being an NFL spokesperson): “Large Super Bowl gatherings around [...]
N.T. Wright and Anne Rice
Ok, one more podcast link before I go to bed: Here’s N.T. Wright AND Anne Rice together. The title is “Writing Our Way to God.” But the description says, “Together these two extraordinary writers will explore the mystery of the identity of God and our interconnectedness with Creation. This Forum brings together two contemporary writers who [...]
Nick and Josh Archives — Good Stuff
Wow. Here’s the Nick and Josh Podcast archives. It looks to me like there’s a lot of good stuff in there. Here’s some highlights (I’m not linking to each one, just follow the previous link and search–you’re a big boy): Doug Pagitt Tony Jones Brian McLaren (twice) Derek Webb Plenty of Corporate Responsiblity Bishop John Shelby [...]
Corporate Responsibility Podcasts
I mentioned that Brian McLaren was interviewed on the Nick and Josh podcast in m previous post. What I may not have mentioned was that Nick and Josh have done a series of podcasts about corporate responsibility. I’m not entirely sure what they mean by that, or if the podcasts are any good. That said, I’m definately [...]
Crazy for God
On Shack’s recommendation, I read Crazy for God, by Frank(y) Schaeffer. He was right–it was awesome. I read a Franky Schaeffer book several years, when I was first getting back into poetry after college. Addicted to Mediocrity was about the way American Protestant subculture had relegated the arts to the Christian basement, as he put [...]
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Kierkegaard and An Answer to Jonathan’s Question
A long time ago, I promised an answer to Jonathan’s question: “What your Isaac?” At the same time, jnthn and Wick had a discussion in the comments about the subject, with jnthn arguing that sacrificing Isaac is so out of the realm of what we would consider ethical that to ask what our Isaac is, is [...]
Authorial Intent and Scripture
In a comment on my recent post about authorial intent, Wick brings up an interesting point, namely, how does God play into all this. This is a really interesting question, if for no other reason than because it’s what gets a lot of conservative people (myself in college, included) het up about the whole issue. “If you’re [...]
Art and Incarnation