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Fleming Rutledge: Why Being ‘Spiritual’ Is Never Enough
Americans increasingly identify as “spiritual but not religious.” Radical faith goes beyond both. by Fleming Rutledge in Christianity Today | May 2018 We hear a good deal today about “the triumph of the human spirit.” Books and movies about disasters are frequently marketed as triumphs of the human spirit, even though they often portray examples […]
Jesus Showed Up in My Anatomy Lab
What dissecting bodies taught me about the passion story and life after death. Kathleen G. Tallman| Christianity Today, April 20, 2018 I sigh and look at the remains on the table in front of me: a pile of bones, muscles, ligaments, and organs. They are signs of dissecting, learning, and integrating knowledge. At the end […]
Saint Patrick’s Bad Analogies (for Theology Geeks)
What Are the Talents?
A Word from Deborah Leighton in the February 4 Adventurer Recently, I have been pondering two separate but related passages from Scripture as I discern God’s will for this particular season of my life. In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25), the master clearly represents God, and we are likened to the servants. But what […]
The Idolatry of Worry
A Word from Canon Smalley in the January 28, 2018 Adventurer I’m afraid to admit how much I worry, what I worry about, and the control it exerts on my life. I also have the feeling that I’m not alone in this. Jesus addresses our fears, anxieties, and concerns with some regularity. Part of it […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 1.20.2018: Ashley Null
Ashley Null is always worth reading, but most especially now where our denomination has no sense of where it came from nor the consequences of where we are now, or where we are heading. We need to be reminded, but moreover, take hold of our gospel inheritance. – Andrew https://livingchurch.org/2018/01/19/right-desire-and-true-gospel/
I Feel Homesick
A Word from Canon Hicks in the January 14, 2018 Adventurer I heard on a podcast recently an interview with author Will Dowd, who recounted the physical hardship he fell into beginning in his teen years. From as early as he could remember, Dowd loved reading. He said, “You know how humans are described as water-based […]
Preaching from the Pews
A Word from Canon Schneider in the January 7, 2018 Adventurer I’ve been thinking a lot about something that at first blush might seem blasphemous at a church like the Advent: The Sunday sermon is necessary but insufficient. I don’t mean the preached word on Sunday is weak. By no means! It’s supernaturally powerful. It’s incredibly […]
Always Burning Since the World’s Been Turning
A Word from Canon Leighton in the December 31, 2017 Adventurer As my husband and I walked out of our voting site a couple of weeks ago, we marveled at the opportunity to exercise our right to vote in what felt like two historic elections in little more than a year. As he is prone […]
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 […]