Heather and I are officially addicted to Battlestar Galactica. It just may be the best show on T.V. The plot actually moves forward, unlike another show I’m starting to get tired of.
Archives for October 2006
Maintenance or Mission?
I found the following on Willimon’s blog. It was written by Harold Percy. I forwarded it to our staff and it’s generated some great conversation. The consensus is that it does a pretty good job of describing the transition (and the pain brought on by such a transition) that we’re experiencing at Garnett. MAINTENANCE OR […]
October 27, 2006 by 23 Comments
Four Views of God
Time magazine has some interesting graphics showing the Four Views of God that came out of the survey results released from Baylor University back in September. What’s really intrigues me is the correlation between a person’s view of God and their political positions. Here is a related article.
October 26, 2006 by 1 Comment
Random Declaration #6
If I could go into hibernation right now and not wake up until the day 24 premieres in January, I would.
October 25, 2006 by 4 Comments
Major League Evangelism
I’m not a huge baseball fan, but I usually tune in for the World Series. I really don’t care who wins this year, but I’ve got more friends pulling for the Cards than for the Tigers. This forces me to root for the Tigers. Besides, if the Tigers are good enough for Thomas Magnum they’re […]
October 24, 2006 by 7 Comments
Taking God Seriously
I recently heard Miroslav Volf say in an interview that the atheist/skeptic/doubter who rails against God because of the problem of suffering and evil in the world may actually be closer to God than some Christians. Is it possible that the atheist/skeptic/doubter is taking the claim about God being good and loving more seriously than […]
October 23, 2006 by 18 Comments
Hypernymous
Here’s a paragraph from Rollins’ How (Not) to Speak of God that’s worth thinking about: What is beginning to arise from the discussion so far is the idea that God ought to be understood as radically transcendent, not because God is somehow distant and remote from us, but precisely because God is immanent. In the […]
October 22, 2006 by 2 Comments
The House Unity Built
I’ve been asked a number of times what I hoped would come out of the reconciliation and unity celebrations that occurred at events like the Tulsa Workshop and NACC. I kept saying I hoped it would lead to some concrete demonstrations of unity beyond getting together for a worship assembly. I’m really proud of some […]
October 17, 2006 by 7 Comments
CSI Sermon
Did you watch CSI last night? If so, at the very end you heard some heavy duty reflection on morality that is uncommon for a popular TV show. Grissom got downright preachy and it was good. Update: Here’s the gist of what Grissom said: Our culture preaches, you shouldn’t be ashamed of anything you do […]
October 13, 2006 by 12 Comments
Late Breaking News
Earlier this week, Greg Taylor informed me that it’s no longer necessary to insert two spaces after a period. He said it’s been that way for years. It was the first I had heard of it. I was stunned. I still am. Every single sentence I’ve typed for who knows how long has ended with […]
October 12, 2006 by 16 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons