What an honor. Today I received a letter from Wheaton College (the one in IL) from which I received an MA in Biblical and Theological Studies. Dr. Duane Litfin, who became president of the College while I was still a student there, is stepping down as president. The letter asks […]
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[I changed the title of the post. A bit more provocative? Yes, but also accurate.] Inside Higher Ed has a short take on some hoopla about an Obama speech at a Catholic educational instution. No, this is not about his speaking at Notre Dame’s graduation, rather it is about a […]
This is my sermon for this Easter morning. Easter Sunday, Year B Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Mark 16:1-8 We shall fear no longer sin, death, or the stock market. Alleluia Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! This morning is a time to rejoice, a […]
Happy Easter to all. I have not finished this year’s sermon, but someone just commented on last year’s. Perhaps others would like to read it again as well. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us!
PJ sent this along via email. A very humorous article providing neologisms for the church world. A few examples. There’s a word for it by Rodney Clapp A neologism takes hold in our vocabulary when it crisply encapsulates an activity, event or category that people intuitively understand but which has […]
Johnny Hart, the late cartoonist who created B.C. is no longer with us to provide his annual controversial Easter strip, but others still mark the seasons with their single-paneled commentary. Daryl Cagle’s Political Cartoon page at MSNBC is the best single resource for English political cartoons. They also separate and […]
As regular as the Easter season itself Prof. Vermes has an article in the British press about the resurrection.There is nothing new in the Times piece, but his conclusion is markedly encompassing. Neither positive nor negative reasoning leads anywhere because the Resurrection of Jesus cannot be compared with events belonging […]
If history is any guide, I will be posting a few Easter-themed cartoons over this week. Let’s start with this one about…what? Is it a commentary on the Gospel of Judas hoopla of a few years ago? Is it a “Jesus Christ Superstar” kind of paradigm shift to help us […]
I was getting ready for church this morning and had the radio tuned to our local NPR. Unfortunately this is not a very good radio so every time I move over to the closet the radio starts picking up a Christian station. This morning the preacher (I have no idea […]