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2014-04-03T16:37:21+00:00

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If Jesus Gave a TED Talk (#5): When the Capitol is Surrounded by Armies

Last updated on: April 3, 2014 at 4:37 pm By John Stonecypher

This is the fifth in a series of posts where I re-imagine Jesus’ five big sermons as TED Talks, in which he Educates people in God’s new Design for a world that runs on the Technology called love. This post is an interpretive paraphrase of Matthew 24. ——————————————————————- When I say our civilization is on the brink of destruction, most people don’t believe me. But for those who do, their next questions are always “When?” and “How will we know?” First of all, don’t freak out when the Bible-thumping crazies... Read more

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2014-04-09T22:17:52+00:00

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Ryan Bell’s Year Without God

Last updated on: April 9, 2014 at 10:17 pm By Jim Burklo

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We sat in the sunken courtyard of the United University Church at USC in Los Angeles yesterday, basking in the sun under a bough of carmine bougainvillea, noshing on a delicious lunch of kichari dosed with almond dressing served outdoors by our Good Karma Cafe. “Since giving up God, I enjoy things for themselves, in the moment, more than ever. Not thinking about the biblical past or about a future eschaton frees me up to enjoy this food, here and... Read more

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2014-04-09T16:37:37+00:00

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Observing a Homespun Lent, Week 5: Beginning Again

Last updated on: April 9, 2014 at 4:37 pm By Jerusalem Jackson Greer

Beginning Again Well here I am. I am stuck in the middle. The middle of Lent. And I am waiting. And I am tired of it. And I am tired of thinking about it. And I am tired of writing about it. Lent schment. Is it Easter yet? Last week I tried to force Easter to come early. And there for about a minute I thought I had succeeded. It was Spring Break, which is practically an official holiday, which... Read more

2014-03-31T22:03:27+00:00

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Mimetic Monday: N.T. Wright and a Genuine Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory

Last updated on: March 31, 2014 at 10:03 pm By Adam Ericksen

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What is God like? What are humans like? When it comes to the Atonement, those two questions guide all of our other questions. They are the two implicit questions behind N.T. Wright’s comments about the Atonement in the video below. For example, Wright says: “Tragically, some Christians have said that on the cross God embraced the use of violence to solve the problems, therefore this legitimates us in embracing violence…and I want to say, ‘Excuse me. You’re just not reading... Read more

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2014-03-31T20:58:54+00:00

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Stronger Together: Observing an Interfaith Lent

Last updated on: March 31, 2014 at 8:58 pm By Guest Contributor

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By J. Dana Trent Author, Saffron Cross: The Unlikely Story of How a Christian Minister Married a Hindu Monk Deep-Fried Faith Four years ago, I spent Shrove Tuesday eating my weight in sausage patties and golden pancakes. Then I became a vegetarian for Lent. My first vegetarian Ash Wednesday was met with nausea and a keen sense of the 40 days until Easter breakfast casseroles. Lent was about joining Jesus in the wilderness, but it was also about surviving a... Read more

2014-04-03T17:24:29+00:00

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The Cross, Part 4: The Views of Calvin, Arminius, and Aslan Described Somewhat Snarkily

Last updated on: April 3, 2014 at 5:24 pm By Kelly Pigott

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One of the issues facing our understanding of the crucifixion event centers on who to blame for the wickedness on display. One popular view is presented by people called “Calvinists” who tend to emphasize the sovereignty or power of God, and the depravity or wickedness of humanity. Calvinists are followers of a famous 16th century reformer in Geneva named John Calvin, who wrote one of the most eloquent summaries of Reformation theology entitled, The Institutes of the Christian Religion. In it, Calvin... Read more

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2014-03-27T19:37:10+00:00

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If Jesus Gave a TED Talk (#4): Be Like Unto Katie

Last updated on: March 27, 2014 at 7:37 pm By John Stonecypher

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This is the fourth in a series of posts where I re-imagine Jesus’ five big sermons as TED Talks, in which he Educates people in God’s new Design for a world that runs on the Technology called love. This post is an interpretive paraphrase of Matthew 18. ——————————————————————- I was recently asked: “In this new world God is building, who’s in charge?” To answer that, I need some audience participation. I need help from a kid… You… Yes, you, can you come up here a minute?…Hello, dear one, what’s your... Read more

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2014-03-26T17:45:14+00:00

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A Gentle Fraying: Observing a Homespun Lent, Week 4

Last updated on: March 26, 2014 at 5:45 pm By Jerusalem Jackson Greer

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Once upon a time I coveted a house and twenty acres. But it was no use. Both Jesus and I could see straight through the flimsy tissue-paper heart of my prayers. Read more

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2014-03-19T19:49:39+00:00

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The First Lie: Language’s Big Bang

Last updated on: March 19, 2014 at 7:49 pm By Suzanne Ross

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“Once a person begins to desire what the model desires, he learns very quickly that disclosing the desire – naming it, speaking it – is the shortest route to making certain that he will never obtain the object. In this situation only dissimulation will succeed, and the best way to dissimulate is to say the opposite of what one means.” Jeremiah Alberg, Beneath the Veil of the Strange Verses: Reading Scandalous Texts Everyone lies. We tell little lies all the... Read more

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2014-04-03T17:26:21+00:00

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The Cross, Part 3: Was Job Right in Declaring God Unfair?

Last updated on: April 3, 2014 at 5:26 pm By Kelly Pigott

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If Job was right in that he didn’t deserve all the horrible things that happened to him, then why did Job suffer? Read more

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