Mar
02
Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of the Intellectual Life
A review of Lost in Thought by Zena Hitz
כִּֽי־טוֹבָ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה מִפְ
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Feb
16
Too Eager to Become Babylonians
The Hebrew Bible is a mirror that can help us discern if we are faithful to God’s calling as
3 min read
Dec
31
Book Recommendations for 2021
Books worth reading this coming year
Here are a few books that have challenged and inspired me this past year.
3 min read
Dec
28
A Coronavirus Prayer
A prayer by Walter Brueggemann
The Giver of Bread and Fish
Walter Brueggemann
Matthew 7:7–11
We do “thoughts
2 min read
Dec
03
Handel’s Messiah for Advent
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow
2 min read
Sep
21
God Still Speaks of Justice
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel in his book on the Hebrew prophets tells us about the importance of not only translating
2 min read
Sep
21
Fox News & Spiritual Formation
You are being discipled by Fox News. And if not by Fox News, maybe by CNN, Blaze Media, Democracy Now!
3 min read
Sep
02
Swept to Big Purposes
A subversive prayer by Walter Brueggemann
Swept to Big Purposes
You call and we have a vocation.
You send and
1 min read
Aug
27
Christian Nationalism & the Crucified Christ
Christian Nationalism is an affront to Christ
Hebrews 12:1–3 NIV
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
3 min read
Jul
12
God of My Vocation
A prayer by Karl Rahner and a painting by Giovanni Bellini
“God of my Vocation” A Prayer from Gebete des
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