Archives for 2004

This is probably my least favorite Sunday. Because of the change in time, some won’t show. Those who do are bleary-eyed. Dave Barry was right when he said, “You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.” I love the story about the guy […]

An American Muslim Responds to the Passion One can be a passive bystander at the Sermon of the Mount. One can listen only half-attentively to Jesus parables, react with quiet cynicism to the miracles. But his suffering and death stir emotions that cannot fail to move us. By theology and belief, Jesus is a revered […]

I’ve been spending some time with the writings of Ken Wilber. I’m especially fascinated by his A Theory of Everything, which is a synthesis of his previous work. His integral vision is compelling and challenging. He is not coming at it from a Christian point of view, but I’m convinced that more Christians need to […]

Last week I watched The Passion just before we left on our vacation. Just like you, Ive already read a number of reviews and personal reflections about the movie. Im not sure I have much to add to the conversation at this point, but since we talked about the movie at length here several weeks […]

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’ve already been asked by someone who has seen it how is it that the wounds of Christ heal us? In other words, how does the atonement work? How do we connect the dots or draw up a flow chart that shows how the suffering of a Jewish […]

I really appreciate the discussion about “The Passion” that we’ve been having around here over the last week. I’ve asked some questions and shared a few opinions. I’ve had good friends disagree with me sharply and people I don’t know very well chime in with support. The conversation here has spilled over into email and […]

“. . . you can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”Anne Lamott

Frederica Mathewes-Green has written an interesting article on the sufferings of Jesus. (via fluidfaith) Most of us have yet to see Mel Gibsons “The Passion,” but weve gained one sure impression: its bloody. “I wanted to bring you there,” Gibson told Peter J. Boyer in September 15s New Yorker magazine. “I wanted to be true […]

Let me be clear: I have no problem with The Passion of Christ. I have no doubt that Gibson has made an emotionally devastating and spiritually transforming movie. Before I write my next thought, I need to make a disclosure. I have a cynical nature. I might even go so far as to call it […]

Last night I read the article in Newsweek about the death of Jesus and the controversy surrounding Mel’s movie. Here’s an excerpt from a paragraph early in the piece: The fight about God, meanwhile, has been good for Mammon: Gibson has made what is likely to be the most watched Passion play in history. Prerelease […]