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2011-11-26T09:39:57-08:00

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Are You the One Who Is To Come? (Review – Lawrence Garcia)

Last updated on: November 26, 2011 at 9:39 am By Kurt Willems

For one whose surname is essentially “Messiah”, it is quite startling that the historical Jesus never actually out-and-out stated, “I am the Messiah.” This curious silence on the part of Jesus has led some corners of scholarship to conclude that, in fact, Jesus never conceived of himself as Israel’s Messiah, and that the messianic portrait of Jesus in the Gospel’s is a post-resurrection invention of the early church. Thus, in the book entitled Are You the One Who Is to... Read more

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2011-11-25T08:38:18-08:00

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Our Canadian Overlords

Last updated on: November 25, 2011 at 8:38 am By Kurt Willems

I really loved this. Any thoughts from my neighbors to the North? The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Canadian Oilverlords www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook Also, I’m told that my friends in Canada can’t watch this “American” clip. Must all be part of the Imperial Machine! lol. Here’s info from a commenter: “Side note: Canadians can’t watch the clip because its from Comedy Central... Read more

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2011-11-26T09:25:51-08:00

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It’s Hip to Be a Purple Christian? Reflections on “Left Right & Christ”

Last updated on: November 26, 2011 at 9:25 am By Kurt Willems

NOTE: This book review is part of a Patheos Book Club Symposium. For more articles and resources about the book, click here. I recently read a book that I highly recommend to any Christian interested in American politics and faith. If you read my articles on a regular basis, you know that this is a subject that comes up from time to time. I am not a republican or a democrat – my voter registration states “independent.” This is because... Read more

Left Right and Christ

2011-11-24T08:24:28-08:00

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Prophetic Pepper Spray, Suffering, and the Revolutionary Kingdom: UC Davis and #OccupyWallStreet

Last updated on: November 24, 2011 at 8:24 am By Kurt Willems

Suffering. Not something that is glorified in itself in Scripture, but the glory is in the cause suffered for. Suffering, most often, is the result of circumstances uncontrollable to the victim. Born into: an abusive home, a third world ghetto, a warzone, disease, broken family, poverty, famine, or _____________. Changes: job loss, regime change, governmental budget cuts, bad diagnosis, death of loved one, war, restrictions lifted off of big business, house burns down, bankruptcy, robbery, physical or economic oppression, or... Read more

Nonviolent Resistance

2011-11-17T17:30:10-08:00

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Wonderful, Frustrating, Incarnate: Reflections from a Catholic Convert (David Ozab)

Last updated on: November 17, 2011 at 5:30 pm By Kurt Willems

I am excited to have a post here by David Ozab. He is a writer and recently converted to Roman Catholicism. While I do not share his denominational convictions, certainly it is beneficial to hear from others outside of our own sphere of experience. I am pleased to have his guest contribution on the blog… ————————————— Last May, I wrote about my own decision to convert to Catholicism. As a follow-up to that post I’d like to share my reflections... Read more

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2011-11-16T22:00:53-08:00

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When Worry Disrupts God’s Cosmic Community of Care

Last updated on: November 16, 2011 at 10:00 pm By Kurt Willems

I want to introduce you to someone. Her name is Sadie. After six months of marriage to Lauren, she started asking if we could get a puppy. After months of hesitation… I gave in. Why the hesitation? Because I didn’t want the responsibility of caring for an animal. Chores like giving a bath or cleaning up puppy fecal matter didn’t sound like a good way to use my time. Add to this the financial burden of vet bills, food, and... Read more

2011-11-15T22:31:58-08:00

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Donald Miller with Lauren Winner: a conversation about spiritual practices

Last updated on: November 15, 2011 at 10:31 pm By Kurt Willems

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2011-11-15T16:09:17-08:00

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Provocative Question of the Day: If Jesus came back today the first thing he’d fix is…

Last updated on: November 15, 2011 at 4:09 pm By Kurt Willems

So, I want to throw out a question and ask for your response. It assumes some things that are theoretical and so I admit that on the front end. When Christ comes back, he will set this world to rights… God will become earth’s final king and will be “all in all.” This will probably be something that happens quite quickly, but let’s pretend that when Jesus returns that it will be a process. In other words, that he will... Read more

2011-11-14T19:23:50-08:00

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Salvation is all about me… I get to be with God

Last updated on: November 14, 2011 at 7:23 pm By Kurt Willems

Last week I was sitting in a Starbucks and my table was next to two middle-aged men who clearly have a passion for Jesus. Without deliberately eavesdropping, what caught my attention was one man’s reflections on salvation. He said, “what’s amazing about salvation is that its all about me. I get to be with God and God gets to be with me.” This is a beautiful and transformative reality of salvation, but it begs the question… How does salvation function... Read more

2011-11-14T12:24:34-08:00

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What Would Happen if Science Proved Cows Literally Love Jesus? (Quote to Ponder)

Last updated on: November 14, 2011 at 12:24 pm By Kurt Willems

“Research could prove that cows love Jesus, and the line at McDonald’s drive-through wouldn’t be one sagging carload shorter the next day.” (BR Meyers in The Atlantic, as quoted by Matthew Scully in CAFO Reader, 27) Read more

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