God’s Relevancy
I Refuse to Cede to Death the Win
Thursday, April 18th, 2013Within days, our eyes and ears and minds and hearts have drawn in far too much smoke and fire and blood and weeping. One event, the bombing of the Boston Marathon, is clearly an act of terrorism. The other event, the explosion at the Texas fertilizer factory, appears to be an accident of terrible proportions. [...]
An Epiphany about Gilgamesh and the Enuma Elish and Genesis and the Joys of Being a Geek
Friday, January 13th, 2012As much as I have recently made a case for Advent, and then for Christmas, you might have expected that I would write something about the season of Epiphany, now over a week past. Instead, I’ve been too busy reading about the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Enuma Elish. Well, that and my daughter came [...]
Decorating for Advent
Monday, November 28th, 2011I am decorating for Advent. I am fascinated by those who are decorating for Christmas. It is possible that I am persnickety on this point. I raised (rose?) the ire of some when, a few days back, I facebooked a friend’s facetious post, namely that every time a Christmas tree is put up before Thanksgiving, [...]
Rogue Waves
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011The other day, my good friend told me that she’d watched a show about the Rogue Wave Phenomenon. I’d never heard of the things, but wowza. You don’t want to meet one in a dark alley, or anywhere else for that matter. Here are several links to give you an idea about why a whole [...]
“It took me a long time to learn…” Mulling Niemöller on 9-16
Friday, September 16th, 2011“It took me a long time to learn that God is not the enemy of my enemies. He is not even the enemy of His enemies.” The late Martin Niemöller said these words after eight years of concentration camp imprisonment, and friend Kirsten Mebust reminded me of them on a facebook post of hers on [...]
“Rarely, will anyone die for a righteous person.” The Impracticality of Jesus’ Death
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011The problem I see every day amongst Christians is the inability to find a more practical explanation to those of us who don’t quite understand the meaning of giving up your only son to save a bunch of sinners. Why would anyone do that? And worse: no matter what kind of crook you’ve been your [...]
Of Hitchkins and Christians: Debunking Bunking Faith and Reason
Monday, March 21st, 2011Recently I read a review of a new book by Terry Eagleton called Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate. A very fine survey of his life can also be found here. The review of this particular volume was so compelling that I ran out and got it, and you should too. Call [...]
