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Mar
02
Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of the Intellectual Life

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

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
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Dec
31
Book Recommendations for 2021

Book Recommendations for 2021

Books worth reading this coming year Here are a few books that have challenged and inspired me this past year.
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Dec
28
A Coronavirus Prayer

A Coronavirus Prayer

A prayer by Walter Brueggemann The Giver of Bread and Fish Walter Brueggemann Matthew 7:7–11 We do “thoughts
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Dec
03
Handel’s Messiah for Advent

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
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Sep
21
God Still Speaks of Justice

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
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Sep
21
Fox News & Spiritual Formation

Fox News & Spiritual Formation

You are being discipled by Fox News. And if not by Fox News, maybe by CNN, Blaze Media, Democracy Now!
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Sep
02
Swept to Big Purposes

Swept to Big Purposes

A subversive prayer by Walter Brueggemann Swept to Big Purposes You call and we have a vocation. You send and
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Aug
27
Christian Nationalism & the Crucified Christ

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
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Jul
12
God of My Vocation

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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