The making of myths, stories, etc. can also bring God's truth to the world in unexpected ways.
Death & Dying
It is a full death and not a partial death. It is not a death that retains our best parts. Jesus Christ dies for the whole of who we are.
re: stacks
The point - thanks for sticking with me this far - is that collecting LPs, even on the most casual of levels, is about not being able to ignore them.
Bookish Ambitions for 2016
Lists are pleasant to write, and they keep my head clearer than it would otherwise be.
Why Are Grown Ups Fighting Over a Ball?
The great sin that underlies playing the lottery is the same great sin that plagues all of us even when we don't play the lottery.
Second Helvetic on Baptism
Let it here be stated the Second Helvetic Confession affirms that baptism does something.
Body of Death
No pictures. I promise no pictures.
Year In Review: 2015 in Music
Year In Review: 2015 in Music
Book Review: Openness Unhindered
There are confessions. There are aired disagreements. Finally, there are direct calls to future dialogue and real life interaction.
Book Review: The Great Divide by Jordan Cooper
Jordan Cooper's The Great Divide is an important book for young theologians moving forward.
Anxiety & Christmas with Barth
"The Lord of heaven and earth, the eternal God who deemed it not too high and not too low to become like us so that we may become his." - Karl Barth
Reading Goals: 2016
Here are some of my reading goals for 2016.
The Great Divide: The Lord's Supper
"The flesh and blood of Christ are not less truly given to the unworthy into the elect believers of God." - John Calvin
Year In Review: 2015 in Movies
Year In Review: 2015 in Movies
Year In Review: 2015 in Non-Fiction
Year In Review: 2015 in Non-Fiction
Christmas with Barth
"Grant today to the whole Christian church and to the world as well that many may break through the glitter and vanity of the holiday season and truly celebrate Christmas with us." - Karl Barth
Year In Review: 2015 in Fiction
Year In Review: 2015 in Fiction
The Best of the Worst
In the spirit of "shut up and listen," I present the best books that are full of things I do not affirm.
Openness Unhindered: When Sisters Disagree
Listening to different stories and perspectives helps us check our own thoughts for hidden paradigms and presuppositions. It allows us to find the roots of our differences and acknowledge that ideas are not what define people.
christmas music that doesn't suck
Are you SICK OF IT ALL? Specifically the top 40 Christmas songs, the ones that started playing on BlackFriday?