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December 2013

December 03, 2013

Continuity and Uniqueness: Reflections on “Jesus: First Century Rabbi”

Scholars, pastors, and laypeople alike are rediscovering the Jewishness of Jesus and the continuity between...

December 03, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary: The Second Sunday of Advent — John, Jesus, and Spiritual Friendship

Lectionary Reflections for the Second Sunday of Advent December 8, 2013 Isaiah 10:1-11; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew...

December 02, 2013

Preaching as an Adventure of the Spirit: A Response to David Lose’s Preaching at the Crossroads

Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead once described worship as an adventure of the spirit. The same...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Aging and Full Humanity: A Conversation with Johann Christoph Arnold’s “Rich in Years”

I have just passed my sixty-first birthday. It seems like almost yesterday I was going...

November 27, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary: The First Sunday in Advent – December 1, 2013

Lectionary Reflections for December 1 2013 Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 Advent...

November 27, 2013

Living with Less: Responding to Susan Vogt’s Blessed by Less

As I read Susan Vogt’s Blessed by Less: Clearing Your Life of Clutter by Living...

November 19, 2013

Pondering Providence: Responding to Robert Tracy Knight’s “The First Thanksgiving”

Robert Tracy McKenzie does a masterful job of liberating the pilgrims from the cultural and...

November 18, 2013

Bonhoeffer’s Vision and Process Theology

A Response to The Bonhoeffer Reader, edited by Clifford J. Green and Michael P. DeJonge...

November 18, 2013

Charles Eistenstein, Saving the World, and the George Bailey Principle

For over forty years, I’ve celebrated each Christmas season by watching It’s a Wonderful Life....

November 18, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary: Christ the King Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013

Lectionary Reflections on The Reign of Christ Sunday November 24, 2013 Isaiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke...

November 12, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary: Divine Creativity and Human Agency – November 17, 2013

Lectionary Reflections for November 17, 2013 Divine Creativity and Human Agency Taken together today’s lectionary...

November 04, 2013

The Furniture of Heaven and the Flames of Hell: A Response to Swedenborg’s “Our Life After Death”

A wise theologian once noted that we should not speculate on the furniture of heaven...

November 04, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for Nov. 10 2013: Inspiration and Authority November 10,

Lectionary Reflections for November 10, 2013 Haggai 1:15b-2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; John 20:27-38 Today’s...

November 01, 2013

Signs of the New Creation: Responding to N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God

N. T. Wright’s magisterial text Paul and the Faithfulness of God is destined to become...

November 01, 2013

Grace Even for Those Who Can’t Believe: A Conversation with Tullian Tchividjian

Tullian Tchividjian’s One Way Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World speaks a word of...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Postmodernism, Pluralism, and a Living Faith: Responding to Kyle R. Cupp’s Living by Faith, Dwelling in Doubt

In his new book, Living by Faith, Dwelling in Doubt, Kyle Cupp presents a personal...

October 21, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for October 27, 2013

Lectionary Reflections for October 27, 2013 Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 14-16; Luke 18:9-14 Anne Lamott...

October 16, 2013

Order and Novelty in Family Spirituality: A Response to Tim and Sue Muldoon’s Six Sacred Rules for Families: A Spirituality for the Home

A well-known saying from Zen Buddhism notes: "Before enlightenment, I chopped wood and carried water....

October 15, 2013

What Kind of God are we Playing? A Response to Andy Crouch’s “Playing God”

“Power is a gift” says Andy Crouch in his excellent new book Playing God: Redeeming the...

October 14, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for October 20: Prayer, Scripture, and the Law of our Being

Lectionary Reflections for October 20, 2013 Jeremiah 31:27-34 Psalm 119:97-104 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8 Today’s...

October 07, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for Oct 13, 2013: Hope in Challenging Times

Lectionary Reflections for October 13, 2013 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-12; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 Today’s readings...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for October 6, 2013: Aiming High!

Lectionary Reflections for October 6, 2013 Lamentations 1:1-6; Psalm 137; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 This...

September 30, 2013

The Cost of Discipleship, Bob Fu, and “God’s Double Agent”

Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer once spoke of the phenomenon of “cheap grace” and contrasted it with...

September 30, 2013

Illness and Aging as Spiritual Issues: A Response to David Jeremiah’s What Are You Afraid Of?

I wonder if I will have the courage to trust God, believing, with the Apostle...

September 23, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary: Imaging Hope in Times of Uncertainty – September 29

Lectionary Reflections for September 29, 2013 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 I Timothy 6:6-19 Luke...

September 19, 2013

Spirituality and Social Transformation – Responding to Occupy Spirituality

Adam Bucko, who, along with Matthew Fox, is author of Occupy Spirituality, asserts: “All social...

September 17, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary – September 22, 2013

Lectionary Reflections for September 22, 2013 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9 1Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13...

September 16, 2013

Suffering, Divinity, and Power: A Response to Jeanne Murray Walker’s “The Geography of Memory”

The specific questions raised here are: “Does the omnipresent God continue to act in the...

September 15, 2013

A Monastery in the Heart – A Response to Judith Valente’s “Atchison Blue”

The healing and guidance we need, Valente aptly notes, may come from “simply listening to...

September 15, 2013

When Small Things Lead to Great Adventures: A Response to Laura Sumner Truax’s Undone

I am daily reminded of the truths revealed in chaos theory’s metaphorical “ butterfly effect.”...

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