Poetry and Rants
The Youth Aren’t to Blame!
This article on the NYT is getting loads of press in certain Facebook circles. Though the author uses scholastic reflections on a study of young people to make his point, he missed the case that Smith et al are really making: adults need to take responsibility for creating contexts for healthy decision-making by young people. [...]
The Avett Brothers, Confessional Singing, and a not-so Community of Strangers
Last night I had the privilege of standing in the Fox theater with a group of friends and strangers listening to a free show by the Avett Brothers. It was great, the seats we found were stage-side and the air was electric. As I stood along side my wife and in the community of my [...]
A Rant of Sorts: Grappling with Religious Belief, Belonging, Exclusion and Community
Recently I’ve been having some pretty fascinating conversations about what it means to belong to community. In fact, just this week I sat in room full of colleagues and debated whether or not someone needed to become a member of a local church in order to be considered a full participant. The whole conversation left [...]
Hermeneutics: A Sincere Question for Readers and Thinkers
Friends, I implore of you to tell me what you think of : hermeneutics? What is it? What are the criteria of good hermeneutic theory? What do you think is the hermeneutic of this age? Seriously, scholars and friends, please indulge me with your responses. Joshua Send to Facebook
My Friend and Podcaster: The Hopeful Skeptic
Nick’s book is live! Here is an interview I did with Nick about his book. Also, here is link to an interview that Becky Garrison did with Nick about the book for God’s Politics. Enjoy! JC Send to Facebook
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. #317 Leaves of fire, trees of old, The ground is crackling [...]
Is belief in God consistent with Human Autonomy?
First, precisely because the language of belief in the Christian God provides an acceptable language for understanding human autonomy, one can conclude that these two terms are consistent. For example, free and slave are also terms within the framework of Christianity (as used by Paul and others) which, though seemingly paradoxical, continue to provide a [...]
New Podcast with Brian McLaren
There is a new podcast up with Brian McLaren at The Nick and Josh Podcast. Before getting to the interview there is some pretty witty banter between Nick and I. He accuses me of becoming a neo-conservative, among other things. With drinks in hand, we have a good time! Remember to subscribe to the podcast [...]
A Good U2 Article
I’m working on my own exegesis of the most recent U2 album. My hunch is that those who are able to be involved in the Candler Emergent Conversation on Mission in the Emerging Culture: How Bono Re-shaped the Church (April 7th) will get to hear some of it then. Until then, check out this article [...]
A Parable to think on
Parable of the crude little life-saving station (by Dr. Theodore O. Wedel) “On a dangerous sea coast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once a crude little life-saving station. The building was just a hut, and there was only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea, and with [...]
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