Guest Blogger: Lynn Hopkins on the Death Penalty

Homicide, other duties as assigned
On November 10th, a small group of men entered the dwelling place of a man in Virginia, bound him, transported him to another location, and killed him.  It was intentional and premeditated, planned in detail. No one claims that the homicide was self-defense or that this man posed any imminent threat.  [...]

Roll Tide Saturday!

Yep, it’s Saturday! We need a big day from Ingram. We need to have fun! We need a Roll Tide win in advance of next week’s Iron Bowl! Roll Tide! JC

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Introducing: Interfaith Power and Light

I’ve come across this organization (Interfaith Power and Light) a few times here in Georgia. They are doing some dang good work and were just recently recognized by the UN Secretary General. Check them out especially if you are wondering how your community of faith might be better about your environmental engagement. And please, don’t [...]

Oxfam Commericial: What the Hell?

I am a big fan of Oxfam. I just didn’t expect to see a commerical like this over coffee in the morning. It is hilarious and well done. Please give! JC

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In Brief: Implications of a Postmodern/Post-colonial Christology: From Violence to Life through Rediscovery

Postmodern Christologies: From Violence to Life through Rediscovery
JoAnne Marie Terrell makes it pretty plain in her essay entitled Power in the Blood?: The Cross in the African American Experience: it is not appropriate in the postmodern and/or post-colonial age to say that Christ’s death is pleasing to God. Rather, as Terrell seems to rightly suggest, [...]

The Maasai Creed: Context or Call?

The other day Alan Hirsch posted this creed on his facebook page. He notes, “that was composed in 1960 by the Maasai people of East Africa in collaboration with missionaries from the Congregation of the Holy Ghost. The creed attempts to express the essentials of the Christian faith within the Maasai culture. Jaroslav Pelikan, one [...]

Roll Tide!

Well, with a win today, we are one week closer to taking Tebow to the shed! Let’s go Bama! Roll Tide! JC

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Epiphany in Poetry

Tom Frank writes, “to grasp what makes a place itself, to name its distinctive qualities, is a task for poetics” (141). In this light, I wrote the following poem as a descriptor of my recent internship experience at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany.
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Leaves of fire, trees of old,
The ground is crackling with the fresh [...]

The Legend of Today (Friday 13th)

Here are a couple of links about the evolution of this day in modern folklore. Enjoy the read and have a very lucky day. About, Is Friday the 13th Bad for your Health, National Geographic on the topic, The Huffington Post, and finally, TIME. Enjoy! JC

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A thought to ponder

“Concepts without intuitions are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.” JC quoting David Pacini.

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