Today we remember MLK and his great contributions to our society and world. I was honored to be asked to speak at the PSU service later today. My remarks are below. After having spent the last several weeks reading Dr. King’s sermons I am keenly aware of how limited and […]
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Too good not to simply quote in full. From Biblische Ausbildung: U2 and Martin Luther King “Pride (In the Name of Love)” is the second song on U2’s 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire, and was released as the album’s first single. Written about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is […]
Scot McKnight of Jesus Creed is reviewing Dawkin’s latest. He provides links to other reviews and sets up some nice snippets. Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion has provided many of us with plenty to talk about and I want to say thanks for the conversation. Some have written to me […]
Thanks to Jim W. for bringing this to our attention. ————————————————– The Jesus Seminar Squared In an attempt to move beyond the work of the Jesus Seminar, which debated the acts and words of Jesus, a new project will attempt to discuss and debate whether Jesus really existed or not. […]
Tomorrow is Macworld and the Apple faithful are awaiting the word from their savior. The religious comparisons are rife and long standing with Apple. The messianic comparisons inevitable developed with Steve’s Second Coming in 1997. Valleywag has a nice story explaining why Steve’s “one more thing” will not be an […]
A review of this week’s posts. Don’t worry, I don’t intend on making this a habit. 🙂 But in case you would like an audio summary of the stories I covered this week, here it is!
You know about my love for the show, John Bloom got to interview the minds behind the mastery. This is a great article. Looking for the Best Christian on TV – STUDIO 60 What I’ve come here to ask these guys is: What’s the deal with the believable three-dimensional Christian […]
Or not… I am working on a book proposal for an Anglican publisher that will offer a study of the Megillot, or “Five Scrolls.” This canonical division is, as most of you know, Jewish not Christian, but there are good reason, IMHO, for dealing with them together. So in writing […]