Archive for October, 2008
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Brueggemann in Vancouver
Every now and then, when preparing for a sermon, I like to look through some of my books by Walter Brueggeman. There are two that I keep coming back to which I find enormously helpful — Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament Themes and Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers [...]
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Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Last night, I went to see Spike Lee’s latest “joint” Miracle at St. Anna. It was quite long, and there were a few parts where it happened to be more fantastical than ‘historical’, but I did like it. I hadn’t seen a movie like this before that really highlighted the role of black soldiers [...]
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Friday, October 03, 2008
I had never heard of the word “acedia” before reading a review about Kathleen Norris’ latest book, Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer’s Life. I had to look it up in the dictionary. It means basically ‘not caring’ or ’sloth’ or ‘being indifferent.’ Before looking up the word, I thought it [...]
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Friday, October 03, 2008
But if hope, mortally wounded, is still capable of turning back to the abandoned body, there is still a discovery to be made. Mary has already ‘turned back’ to the tomb, returning after Calvary; finding it empty, she tells the apostles of this — surely final? — blow to hope and peace, yet returns again; [...]
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008
So, if you’re not into Bob Dylan, then you may be interested in Radiohead. Here’s a recent concert that NPR is streaming. It’s two hours of solid bliss!
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Thanks to the tip from Ben at Faith and Theology, I’ve been listening to Bob Dylan’s latest album Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006. Go ahead and listen to it for free while you can.