Thoughts on things
9/11, Lectionary Readings, and the Challenge of Interfaith Living
Sometimes, lectionary readings just get it right. On September 11 as I was driving to HIEC I passed one of those famous church signs. It simply read: “There will come a judgment!” If I’m honest I was a little annoyed by the fact that on 9/11 the last thing that people need to be concerned [...]
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 [...]
Podcast: Nick & I Chat
This was released earlier this week. This week we are basically yackin about. We mention Jennifer Knapp, the Sustainable Faith Conference, and little bits and pieces. We mention that you should follow @beckyrp because she tweeted something nick said during the conference. [Direct Download - ep 149 - Nick and Josh Conversate] peace…. jc Send [...]
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 [...]
New Podcast Up: A Conversation Between Nick & Josh
This week Nick and I sit down at a Starbucks (oh no!) instead of our original haunt, The Java Monkey, to record some thoughts on life and faith. No interview this week, just some chatting. Hope you enjoy it. And don’t forget to pick up a copy of the hopeful skeptic, now displayed on the [...]
If Religion Is The New Color Line, What’s Next?
Eboo Patel (podcast) continues to get it right: there is a new line of discrimination in America and it is called religion. Slowly but surely as more data comes out about religious life in America, it is glaringly obvious that there is a new kind of color line in America (and many would argue the [...]
Zizek Quote for Weekend Reflection
“We are thus simultaneously less free and more free than we think: we are thoroughly passive determined by and dependant on the past, but we have the freedom to define the scope of this determination, that is, to (over)determine the past which will determine us.” Zizek from In Defense of Lost Causes Send to Facebook
Interesting ‘Avatar’ Article
Here is an interesting piece from the Huffington post on Avatar and Catholicism: “Over at the LA Times, Jonah Goldberg sets about attempting to decode the quasi-religious aspects of James Cameron’s “Avatar“. I’ve not seen the movie yet, but Goldberg reliably informs me that it’s so ever-present that “even if you haven’t seen it, you’ve [...]
Universalism: Should Christians Say Everyone Will Be Saved?
Recently I was asked to justify using Christian sources to justify or deny the possibility of Universalism. Here is brief summary of some of my thoughts on on the topic using the language and instruments of the Christian tradition. Christians should boldly proclaim that all human beings will ultimately be saved to be in heaven [...]
Are we really the world?
For New Years eve, Laura, a few freinds and I all went to hear Band of Horses at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. On the whole it was a great night and great show! What got me though was the closing song the band chose for NYE: We are the world. Why you might ask would [...]
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