I was reading about a critique of the Jesus Seminar approach to the Historical Jesus at April DeConnick's blog: The Forbidden Gospels and ran across this quote in the comments from a fellow Tennessean, John Shuck.
"I like that poet/rebel/healer fighter for peace and justice who sticks it to the man. He lives his integrity to the death and thus inspires change and hope."
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Lemonade, Atheists, and Doubt
This is good from Mike Leaptrott. And here is a quote from Mike.
Lately, I've come to see faith and doubt as complimentary ingredients in our cocktail of thought. When was the last time you enjoyed a glass of lemon juice or a spoon full of sugar? We may disagree about the perfect recipe for lemonade and some of us may opt for more experimentation over more traditional mixtures, but most of us will agree that the bitter-sweet sum of these ingredients is much better than its parts.
Wish I had things like this to read when I first experienced doubt all those years ago as a college student.
Lately, I've come to see faith and doubt as complimentary ingredients in our cocktail of thought. When was the last time you enjoyed a glass of lemon juice or a spoon full of sugar? We may disagree about the perfect recipe for lemonade and some of us may opt for more experimentation over more traditional mixtures, but most of us will agree that the bitter-sweet sum of these ingredients is much better than its parts.
Wish I had things like this to read when I first experienced doubt all those years ago as a college student.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Inauguration Day
How can a person not be moved by all the happiness one sees in our nation's capital these last couple of days? Simply wonderful.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Do You Understand Christmas and What it Means to Everyone?
Then check this out, a series of stunning pictures from around the world. They teach more than I could possibly say.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Is God a Thing or an Experience?
I was out of town this week. Check this out from Science and Religion Daily by V. V. Raman:
Finally, and most importantly, God is not so much an entity hiding somewhere like an Easter egg, to be uncovered by an eager searcher, but rather a deeply felt experience that humans are capable of. God, like music, is to be experienced, and no analysis of musical notes can prove or disprove the joy and ecstasy that comes from listening. Like the colors of the rainbow, God is a resonance in the conscious soul to an aspect of the world that instruments and theorems, syllogisms and scrutiny, can never unravel.
I have a hard time with depending on "feelings". It is not because of an atheist background but ironically from my particular Christian upbringing and perhaps my personality style.
Finally, and most importantly, God is not so much an entity hiding somewhere like an Easter egg, to be uncovered by an eager searcher, but rather a deeply felt experience that humans are capable of. God, like music, is to be experienced, and no analysis of musical notes can prove or disprove the joy and ecstasy that comes from listening. Like the colors of the rainbow, God is a resonance in the conscious soul to an aspect of the world that instruments and theorems, syllogisms and scrutiny, can never unravel.
I have a hard time with depending on "feelings". It is not because of an atheist background but ironically from my particular Christian upbringing and perhaps my personality style.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Recently Read Posts
1. Mike Leaptrott's series of posts on the book Christology and Science by LeRon Shults here.
2. John Morehead's interview with Carl Raschke is at Morehead's Musings. I've read Carl's The Next Reformation and GloboChrist. You'll find a succinct description of how Evangelicalism and Postmodernism are congruent.
2. John Morehead's interview with Carl Raschke is at Morehead's Musings. I've read Carl's The Next Reformation and GloboChrist. You'll find a succinct description of how Evangelicalism and Postmodernism are congruent.
Thursday, January 01, 2009
What Obama, Tchaikovsky, and Dante Have in Common
I like it when different kinds of things are brought together. What Obama, Tchaikovsky, and Dante Have in Common is a great title for a blog entry from Ed Gilbreath, an editor-at-large for Christianity Today. You Tube video of Tchaikovsky's symphonic music is included. I'll quote the last segment of his entry:
Then I thought about the fact that here I am, an African American nerd listening to young Venezuelan musicians perform a classical Russian composer’s interpretation of a medieval Italian writer’s epic poem. This, of course, speaks to the power of great art to transcend time, genre, and culture. But, for me, at least during this historic time in our nation, it also says something about the power of diversity, bridge-building, and multicultural harmony—the notion that we’re all connected. The same values and ideals that first got me excited about Barack Obama way back when.
The title of his blog is Reconciliation Blog.
Then I thought about the fact that here I am, an African American nerd listening to young Venezuelan musicians perform a classical Russian composer’s interpretation of a medieval Italian writer’s epic poem. This, of course, speaks to the power of great art to transcend time, genre, and culture. But, for me, at least during this historic time in our nation, it also says something about the power of diversity, bridge-building, and multicultural harmony—the notion that we’re all connected. The same values and ideals that first got me excited about Barack Obama way back when.
The title of his blog is Reconciliation Blog.
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