“If we are to follow visions, we cannot be overconcerned with what the church is not doing. The very word “vision” implies grace — that which is not seen by ordinary eyes. The following of a vision, therefore, means a willingness to be out alone in a strange land, confident that God keeps us company…
Category: Meditation
Ten theses on Dietrich Bonhoeffer: theologian, Christian, martyr
Timely post for me as I’m soaking in the blessings from reading Bonhoeffer, thanks to Faith and Theology and Ray Anderson for highlighting Bonhoeffer again.. A guest-post by Ray Anderson, Fuller Theological Seminary 1. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Christian theologian. Rather, one should say that he became a Christian theologian. Eberhard Bethge, his former student…
$3 Worth of God
“I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please, not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant….
I thought that I could do it on my own
“When I first became a Christian, about fourteen years ago, I thought that I could do it on my own, by retiring to my rooms and reading theology, and wouldn’t go to the churches and Gospel Halls; I disliked very much their hymns which I considered to be fifth-rate poems set to sixth-rate music….
Rediscovering my churchianity – a recant :)
“… when i’ve been in a church environment in which i’ve not agreed with the teaching it was fun to critique my thoughts and challenge myself as to whether i was just being disagreeable and what i really thought. Having been in a teaching environment for the last yr where i have found myself not…
The Difference between a Conservative and a Liberal
“The difference between a conservative and a liberal is that if someone is drowning a hundred yards offshore, the conservative will throw out fifty yards of rope and yell at the drowning man, ‘We’ve done our part. Now you must assume some responsibility and do yours.’ The liberal, on the other hand, when seeing someone…
Finding a Religion that Doesn’t Disrupt Your Current Lifestyle
I agree with Jordon Cooper: “.. it is more sad than funny.” One more chapter of Bonhoeffer therapy after 10 minutes of prayer… looking forward to his take on Matthew 7 entitled “the Community of Disciples is set apart”.
Beginning to Be
“It is I who must begin…. Once I begin, once I try – here and now, right where I am, not excusing myself by saying that things would be easier elsewhere, without grand speeches and ostentatious gestures, but all the more persistently – to live in harmony with the ‘voice of Being,’ as I understand…
Connie is a winner too (at least to me)!
Watching her sing “Somewhere over the rainbow” again is totally cleansing for me! Awesome …
Welshman wins!
Paul Pott’s final winning performance…