T.S. Eliot’s Ariel Poems for Advent – Six Reflections – Ron Dart
T.S. Eliot's Ariel Poems for Advent – Six Reflections
Ron Dart – “Erasmus: Christian Humanist/Literary Primate of 16th century”
Ron Dart on The Absurdist Podcast – Culture Wars, Hierarchies vs Egalitarianism
In which Ron Dart reasons with a right-wing commentator, critiquing the ideologues' (right or left) oversimplification (gnostic) and misread of history for their own ends.
Love is the Ultimate Expression of “the Prophetic” – Andre Lefebvre
LOVE - IS THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION OF THE "PROPHETIC" From time to time a word, a song, a hymn, a picture will trigger a resonance inside and bring me to bow down inwardly to catch a divine drift, to pause and whisper a prayer. That is why I believe in the...
A Place to Stand – Eric H. Janzen
What a year. What a crazy, tumultuous year! I could spend a lot of words describing this past year but I know I don’t need to. We all know. In one way or another, every one of us has reached the crest of a wind-driven wave and followed the falling curl into the...
Q&R with Brad Jersak – “I struggle with prayers to the Mother of Jesus”
Question: Hi Brad, I'm wondering if you would point me to some articles or resources that might help me better understand the prayers to the Theotokos ["Mother of God"]. As a pastor whose entire upbringing and training has been in the Evangelical...
Consent & Participation in Democracy & Theology – Brad Jersak
“Let the Process Play Out”? In a recent podcast from the pollsters at FiveThirtyEight.com, Galen Druke asked Clare Malone (the senior politics writer) about the values and dangers of a “Let the process play out” stance on court challenges to the 2020 American...
Put Not Your Trust in Princes – Mike Neelley
Put not your trust in princes, In a son of man, in whom there is no salvation… Blessed is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord their God… The Lord sets the prisoners free The Lord opens the eyes of the blind The Lord lifts...
Nietzsche’s ‘Eternal Return’ for Christians – John Ottens
A couple years ago, the night before my wedding, my best man and I chatted about theology and philosophy late into the evening, making the most of the opportunity since we see each other in person so infrequently these days. There was a thought I shared with...
Exit Polls, Evangelicalism & White Supremacy – Wayne Northey
Wayne Northey response to Robert P. Jones, "What white Christian support for Trump reveals about systemic racism," Broadview 11-12-20. Exit polls suggest a legacy of white supremacy is still dividing the country. Beyond tragic, this means...
“The Prophets Have Spoken”? Florian Berndt
Introduction As I’ve been reading different responses to the presidential elections in the US, I’ve been deeply saddened by the reactions and behavior that is being espoused by some of those who claim to be leaders in the church. This writing is therefore not so much...