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A Paradoxical Answer to Human Need
A Word from Canon Smalley in the December 24, 2017 Adventurer One of the passages of Scripture that we often hear during our church season of Advent is from the 13th chapter of Mark’s Gospel. It is disconcerting initially, speaking of the destruction of the temple, God’s judgment, and the second coming of Jesus, of […]
Still No Room at the Inn
A Word from the Dean in the December 17, 2017 Adventurer I read recently of a vicar in the Church of England who is discouraging his parishioners from celebrating Christmas. By that he means for them to not to engage in the cultural traditions, but keep it strictly about Jesus. I hear what he is saying. […]
The Hostile Environment of the Human Heart
A Word from Canon Hicks in the December 10, 2017 Adventurer In counseling recently, Abby and I heard a phrase from our therapist that perfectly described the nature of parenting: “laboring for the gospel in a hostile environment.” The context involved us wrestling through extending grace to our kids, particularly when they don’t deserve it (as […]
Disappearing Scaffolding & Jars of Clay
a word from canon leighton in the November 26, 2017 Adventurer When I lived in New York City, I noticed how the neighborhoods would change as buildings took turns getting face lifts. Every few months, scaffolding would appear and disappear in different locations. I felt nervous walking under an active work site, so I was especially […]
Mark Gignilliat in Christianity Today: What Does the Lord Require of You?
In the early 1960s, political writer Hannah Arendt attended the trials of Adolf Eichmann, the German officer who had orchestrated much of the Holocaust. She expected to find a monster. How could it be otherwise? Only a deranged psychopath could lend his considerable organizational skills to the mass murder of millions in Nazi Germany. What […]
The Mark of a Saint
A word from the dean in the November 12, 2017 Adventurer Last Sunday was All Saints’ Sunday, a day set aside to give thanks for those saints who have gone before us and those who surround us even now. However nice it is to have the day set apart, the thought of sainthood should be ever […]
Three Chances to Hear Rod Rosenbladt and Scott Keith
As we draw our celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation to a close, it is our privilege to welcome back to the Advent Rod Rosenbladt, and for the first time Scott Keith: November 17-19. Rod is well-known to many of us from his previous trips here, and as a long-time host of […]
Heart Trouble
A Word from Canon Hicks in the November 5, 2017 Adventurer The book of Hebrews tells us that one of the marks of Christian maturity is the ability to discern good from evil. Many people would say that this is an increasingly hard thing to do in our day and age. Often times, accompanying this […]
Reformation Celebration – Luther Quotations
25 October 2017 (Cahaba Brewery) Narration and quotations read in turn by Gil Kracke, Andrew Pearson, and Mark Gignilliat General progression: I – Autobiographical fragments and references II – Subject of theology III – The role and nature of scripture IV – Law and gospel V – Life lived in freedom VI – Towards our […]
Scar Tissue
A Word from Canon Schneider in the October 29, 2017 Adventurer It’s tragic that many people have not only been “burned” by churches in the past, but some have been severely injured. And there are often trigger words from previous experiences that set them on edge. It’s a wonder that they’re still church-going believers! But […]