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2015-01-24T14:15:27-08:00

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“Food Fight—A Civil Dialogue over Our Daily Bread”

Last updated on: January 24, 2015 at 2:15 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

Have you ever witnessed or participated in a food fight? Whether one is referring to a fun food fight (like the scene in the movie Hook), or to a contentious battle over food in politics and business, all too often a food fight leaves a great big mess.[1] Hopefully, the upcoming conference titled “Food Fight—A Civil Dialogue over Our Daily Bread” will help clean up a few messes in our thinking and practices regarding the quality, cost, preparation, distribution, and... Read more

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2015-01-19T13:28:44-08:00

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“Blessed are the meek”—not those who are easily provoked

Last updated on: January 19, 2015 at 1:28 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

Alert: This post may contain spoilers of the movie, Selma. The biblical content referenced here may also spoil our desire to rule over others. Those who take themselves too seriously are easily slighted; they are not meek. Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5; ESV). The meek are not easily provoked. Following on from the preceding beatitudes in Matthew 5, those who are poor in spirit mourn their sinful, fragile, and broken state;... Read more

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2015-01-17T13:39:30-08:00

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Trinity Academy: A Prophetic Complement to Public School Education

Last updated on: January 17, 2015 at 1:39 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

This blog post is part of a series of entries on education in contemporary society. Education is essential to human formation and flourishing. So, too, are mentorship and friendship. In fact, the best kind of education includes mentorship and friendship in various ways. In view of such education, human society forms and flourishes best. Trinity Academy in Northeast Portland seeks to embody these qualities in its approach to education. Trinity is a classical Christian middle and high school open to people... Read more

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2016-02-17T09:30:20-08:00

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Interstellar: Beyond Scientific and Everyday Positivism

Last updated on: February 17, 2016 at 9:30 am By Paul Louis Metzger

Interstellar deals with real science. See the following clips, which address the scientific claims and musings that pertain to this science fiction movie: Discovery Channel: The Science of Interstellar; Science of Interstellar—Interstellar Explained; Movie vs. Science: Neil deGrasse Tyson on “Interstellar”; Bill Nye’s Problem with ‘Interstellar’; Exclusive: The Science of Interstellar—Wired; and Movie Science: Interstellar.[1] For all the science behind the movie, Interstellar does not fall prey to scientific positivism. For scientific positivism, as I define it, only the observable... Read more

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2015-01-10T10:16:47-08:00

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“Blessed are those who mourn”—not those who are spiritually comfortable

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 10:16 am By Paul Louis Metzger

Have you heard the expression, “God comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable”? It does not originate from Jesus or from Monty Python’s cult classic Life of Brian, for that matter; rather, it originates from journalism. According to blogger Tim Stewart, journalists referenced it in terms of the “watchdog” role that they felt newspapers were obligated to have. To journalists, the “afflicted” were the victims of crime or corruption in the big city. The “comfortable” were the fat cats in... Read more

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2015-01-05T18:55:48-08:00

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Droning on about Drones in Warfare: To Use or Not to Use? That is the Question

Last updated on: January 5, 2015 at 6:55 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

Science fiction often gives us a sense of the future, as a Complex article notes. Britain’s Ministry of Defence alluded to science fiction’s The Terminator in its discussion of drone warfare back in 2011, according to the UK’s Guardian. As noted in The Guardian, The report warns of the dangers of an “incremental and involuntary journey towards a Terminator-like reality”, referring to James Cameron’s 1984 movie, in which humans are hunted by robotic killing machines…“It is essential that before unmanned... Read more

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2015-06-03T06:07:54-07:00

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit”—not those with spiritual bravado

Last updated on: June 3, 2015 at 6:07 am By Paul Louis Metzger

I suppose it is easy for many people to feel a sense of superhuman capability when entering the New Year. After all, a new year of life brings confidence and hope and new beginnings. Couple this with the American “can do anything” attitude and one can feel like Superman or Superwoman. A sense of optimism and an unconquerable spirit certainly have their place and can be of great help when facing significant obstacles and overwhelming odds. Against this backdrop, it might... Read more

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2014-12-29T16:35:07-08:00

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Laugh in the New Year

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 4:35 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

Laughter is good for one’s well-being, as some researches will tell you. But not any kind of laughter, I’m sure. Mocking, cynical and disbelieving laughter only poison one’s being. Laughter bound up with joy, gladness and thanksgiving are very powerful forces. Just think of the following text: “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22; ESV). I was reminded of this reality when reflecting upon the lives of Sarah and Abraham in... Read more

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2014-12-24T11:20:15-08:00

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The Neglected God Calls Us to Reach Out to the Neglected at Christmas: God with Us and Them—Immanuel

Last updated on: December 24, 2014 at 11:20 am By Paul Louis Metzger

You have heard the saying, “Misery loves company.” How about loneliness, or is that a contradiction in terms? Still, I thought I would reflect upon the subject given that Christmas is likely one of the loneliest days of the year. How can this be given that Christmas is considered perhaps the most joyous and communal holiday for a great number of people across the world? No doubt, all the emphasis on joy and community highlights all the more the social... Read more

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2014-12-24T10:52:02-08:00

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Tis the Season All Year Round: “Collective Atheism” and the Collective Good

Last updated on: December 24, 2014 at 10:52 am By Paul Louis Metzger

By Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead* “Tis the season to be jolly,” as the Christmas carol line goes, not hostile. Yet hostility over the public display of religious symbols and public speech regarding religion bound up with Christmas has often put a damper on the season festivities. This year during the holiday season, an irreligious invocation at a civic gathering in Florida has stoked the fires again. Can we make a Christmas and New Year’s resolution that religious... Read more

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