Faith
Christianity as counterculture.
Last Known Good
I've been working on my blog design lately. Occasionally, a situation will arise in which I do something that totally messes things up, and I wish for the option to roll back to a "last known good" configuration. I used to love this option on Windows.
Rooted In Place
In a worship service recently, our pastor explored the genealogy of Jesus as presented in the book of Matthew. It was a thought-provoking homily about family ties. Alastair Roberts writes for Plough magazine about how we fit our own lives into the continuum of people that have come before us.
Ignoring The Big Fish In The Room
Finishing the book of Jonah for insight into God’s love for humanity.
The Ghost of Jehovah
What does it do to Christian thought when even Jesus is considered "problematic?"
🎵 Matthew 7:7
This week's Friday Night Video is a bit of a departure from other recent entries in the series. There's no electroclash or spunky cover reworkings. It's a new track from Welcome Wagon. Welcome Wagon are label mates of Sufjan Stevens and purveyors of a
Institutions Absorb Anxiety
Thinking about the role institutions play in buffering against uncertainty.
Sch-Sch-Sch-Schism
Experiencing a Christianity that doesn't crack at every fault line.
To The Holy
Worship in the ancient way.
Why, As A Christian, I Can Sympathize With Some Prayer Shaming
In the wake of any gun-related tragedy in the US, political actors offer insincere thoughts and prayers in order to avoid taking real action.
Orthodox Christianity, The Far Right and the Green-Eyed Christ
A new book traces a trickle of far-right Christians moving to the Orthodox Russian church seemingly to chase authoritarianism but is there more to the story?