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2011-07-21T11:09:00-06:00

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Frederick Buechner – On Memory

Last updated on: July 21, 2011 at 11:09 am By Tim Suttle

I re-reading Telling Secrets by Frederick Buechner. It is a stunning thing to read an author’s account of their own worst moments. Reading Buechner’s account of his father’s suicide, his mother’s emotional distance/shallowness, and his daughters eating disorder, I feel as though I now know what it’s like to be a priest hearing confession – so dark, so sad. You just want to go back in time and grab him at that age and take him – take his brother... Read more

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2011-07-20T12:35:00-06:00

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AV Club presents the Real Royal Tenenbaums House

Last updated on: July 20, 2011 at 12:35 pm By Tim Suttle

I will admit to loving pretty much every film Wes Anderson has made. He’s one of the great American filmmakers of all time. In this short video the AV Club takes us to the actual house in Harlem, where the film was set. Give it up for the AV Club! New York: The Royal Tenenbaums house Read more

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2011-07-19T12:36:00-06:00

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Here’s Why the Gospel of Personal Salvation Isn’t Enough:

Last updated on: July 19, 2011 at 12:36 pm By Tim Suttle

A large industrial company pollutes the environment and puts the health of the community at risk. The common laborer in the company might blame the management – they gave the orders. The head of the company might blame the board – they pressured him to act. The board might blame the chairmen – he only had his eye on the balance sheet. The chairmen of the board might blame the stockholders – they demand higher stock prices. Yet the average... Read more

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2011-07-17T18:26:00-06:00

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Stanley Hauerwas on Sentimentality

Last updated on: July 17, 2011 at 6:26 pm By Tim Suttle

Stanley Hauerwas is a once in a generation mind. He has a dual appointment at Duke Law & Duke Divinity School. He has said on many occasions that the true enemy of the Christian faith is not atheism, but sentimentality. He’s a brilliant provocateur whose talents are on full display in this clip. Here, as always, Hauerwas is trying to get Christians to believe that their faith should matter in a deeper way than most Americans have the imagination for.... Read more

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2011-07-13T15:31:00-06:00

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Cornel West and the Future of Art

Last updated on: July 13, 2011 at 3:31 pm By Tim Suttle

I’ve got a new article up at the Huffington Post on the future of art – here’s an excerpt: Cornel West fired off an interesting tweet this week: “The challenge artists face today is whether to be an underground, unheard genius, or to dilute their art for the marketplace.” In less than 140 characters West placed his finger on one of the more important questions of our time: Can we escape the commodification of everything? Is there a point at... Read more

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2011-07-07T07:22:00-06:00

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Immerse Journal

Last updated on: July 7, 2011 at 7:22 am By Tim Suttle

I wrote an article for the July/August issue of a great youth workers journal called Immerse. Immerse is trying to foster rich theological conversation among those who work with students in the church. My friend Mike King is the managing editor. If you have a youth minister, or volunteer working with students at your church – you really should turn them on to this resource! I’m really grateful to Mike for allowing me to be a part of the rich... Read more

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2011-07-06T10:18:00-06:00

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Art in the 21st century

Last updated on: July 6, 2011 at 10:18 am By Tim Suttle

Cornell West fired off an interesting tweet today. It read: “The challenge artists face today is whether to be an underground, unheard genius, or to dilute their art for the marketplace.” I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit as an artist/musician and as a writer. Can we escape the commodification of dang-near everything? Case in point – West’s deconstruction was instantly published via twitter. The moment he did it became a sort of commodity. How can he maintain his... Read more

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2011-07-02T13:18:00-06:00

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Work & The American Workplace

Last updated on: July 2, 2011 at 1:18 pm By Tim Suttle

I’ve been thinking through the idea of a theology of work this week, and reading some interesting stuff on it. Work in the Spirit by Miroslav Volf is a dense attempt at a theology of work. Volf is brilliant in this book & I’ve not given it the time it deserves. I’ve also been reading again in Norm Wirzba’s book Living the Sabbath. He’s got a wonderful chapter in there on work. I’m reminded that our work is meant to... Read more

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2011-06-29T17:44:00-06:00

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Why are Evangelicals Losing Influence?

Last updated on: June 29, 2011 at 5:44 pm By Tim Suttle

I’ve got a new article up on the Huffington Post today. Here’s an excerpt: “The evangelical church will have its impact on American culture not through political maneuvering, lawsuits, electing evangelical candidates, controlling the arts, or boycotting movies and products, but when evangelicals begin to embody the virtues derived from our faith. Kindness, generosity, peacefulness, hospitality, patience, self-control — these are radical virtues that should define the people called evangelicals. Instead we are largely defined by what we are against... Read more

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2011-06-29T11:31:00-06:00

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Jeremy Scott on An Evangelical Social Gospel?

Last updated on: June 29, 2011 at 11:31 am By Tim Suttle

A friend from seminary has been reading the book and firing off some good tweets and pull quotes. Here’s an interesting discussion about leaving church: http://www.jeremydscott.com/2011/06/leaving-church.html Read more

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