“On the Occasion” – T.S. Eliot with Ron Dart & Brad Embry
In this episode of On the Occasion, Ron Dart takes us through some of the poetry of T.S. Eliot, especially two poems in the Ariel series, "Journey of the Magi" and "Song for Simeon."
In this session, Ron addresses some ways in which Eliot's poetry and journey in life can supply Christians with useful ways of living out their faith.
On the Occasion is hosted by Brad Embry, pastoral assistant with St. Michael's Anglican Church, Delafield, WI.
Let Judgement Begin in the House of the Lord: The Role of Theology in Oppression – Tabitha Sheeder
“There is perhaps no greater tragic irony than the scene that was surely played out at numerous black lynchings when both the lynchers and the lynched ostensibly cried out to the same God, the God of Jesus Christ.” Introduction In her book The Very Good Gospel,...
On the Asceticism of the Eye: Beyond Repression to Encounter – Lazar Puhalo
ON THE ASCETICISM OF THE EYE During this period of Great Lent, the question of fasting with the eyes arose during our weekly Pilgrimage Society spiritual evenings. In initiating a discussion on the subject, my mind was drawn to a working paper by philosopher Ivan...
Tradition, traditions, traditionalism – Ron Dart
Tradition, traditions, traditionalism Human Rights: Comedic and Tragic Realities Problems with Tradition
Brad Jersak’s “A More Christlike WORD” – Review by Joe Beach
What kind of book is the Bible? How should we read and interpret the Bible?How should we tell the Bible’s story with our words and our lives? Pre-order now on Amazon These are the questions at the heart of this marvelous book by Dr. Brad Jersak. (A More...
“Behold, mother, I make all things new” —Kenneth Tanner
Image by Denys Tymchyshyn UBP Seventeen years ago a film premiered during Lent. The film is about these holy days we are entering, this sacred week that remakes the world. There’s a scene in the film of Jesus falling flat on his face into a dusty road:...
BONHOEFFER’S ABILITY TO COPE WITH OTHER VIEWS by Josh Valley
Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1987-074-16 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 “HE HAD A CRITICAL ABILITY TO COPE WITH OTHER VIEWS” - REINHOLD SEEBERG In this age of American hyper-identity politics and the resulting disintegration of political and religious discourse, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands...
Cornel West, Whiteness & Wall Street – by Wayne Northey
Cornel West - photo by Gage Skidmore I first became involved with men in prison in 1974, at a time the first prison I visited (Oakalla Prison, Burnaby BC, Canada) still operated under a military regimen with many ex-military hired as guards; with an ex-air force...
The Great Banquet – Jonathan Foster
Luke records a story (14:15-24) where Jesus is tacitly invited to speak about the invitation list for the "banquet in God's Kingdom." For our purposes here, the "banquet in God's kingdom" loosely refers to our eschatological views (e.g.,...
Lynn Cohick & Amy Brown Hughes, “Christian Women in the Patristic World” – Reflection by Robert Fantauzzi
Lynn H. Cohick and Amy Brown Hughes, Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries (Ada, MI: Baker Academic, 2017). One theme that stands out in Cohick & Hughes’...
Jersak and Young’s “The Pastor: A Crisis” (audiobook) – review by Rob Grayson
I’m indebted to my friend Brad Jersak. There are many reasons why I’m indebted to Brad, but on this specific occasion, it’s because a few months ago he gifted me a free copy of the audiobook version of his latest book The Pastor: A Crisis, co-written with Paul...