Monthly Archives: June 2008
A Sufjan Stevens Video
What can I say, I just like this guy and his music. A simple video: “For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti” To listen to another song: “Sister Winter” Songs For Christmas (Download) Technorati Tags: Sufjan Stevens,For the Widows in Paradise
Genesis 22:1-19
And it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham and said to him, `Abraham!’ And he answered, `Here I am.’ He said, `Please take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love (your heart’s delight), and travel to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on [...]
The Akedah – Kierkegaard and Protecting God
Note: If you haven’t already done so, you may want to read the first post in this series: The Akedah – The Binding of Isaac ———- Perhaps the most famous of reflections on this passage of scripture comes from Soren Kierkegaard in his book “Fear and Trembling.” After an introduction, four “retellings” of the story [...]
The Akedah – The Binding of Isaac
Every three years these verse come up in the lectionary, and every time they do, I am feel drawn to them. The power of this passage cannot be denied, and I am sure that it has occupied and troubled the minds of those who heard it ever since it was first told around campfires at [...]
Jesus Died for You . . .
The least you can do is turn off your cell phone. This fine picture comes courtesy of of the website passiveaggressivenotes.com and this post. Technorati Tags: passive-aggressive,notes,funny
A Day to Remember: One Man Stares Down Tanks in Tiananmen Square
Image via Wikipedia The following is from today’s edition of "The Writer’s Almanac," which can be accessed here. I encourage you to subscribe to it, if you don’t already. It was on this day in 1989 that the Chinese troops stormed Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to crack down on students conducting pro-democracy demonstrations. The demonstrations had [...]
The Perfect Shirt for Next Year’s Annual Conferences
Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely abhor boring church meetings. And unfortunately there are very few meetings more boring than our Annual Conference meetings in the United Methodist Church, with their endless reports and presentations. The few worship services sprinkled among the times of "Holy Conferencing" (read boring presentations, reports and votes on [...]
