February 2012
Learn to insult like Luther. With sources! →
“You are the prostitute of heretics!” - Martin Luther This is fantastic.
Feb 29th
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“The Holy Spirit is the vital power that bestows free mercy on theology and on...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 29th
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Rowan Williams’ eyebrows are simply majestic.
Feb 29th
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“What people don’t realize is how much religion costs. They think faith is a big...”
– Flannery O’Connor
Feb 29th
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“Theology is science seeking the knowledge of the Word of God spoken in...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 29th
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“These are only hints and guesses, Hints followed by guesses; and the rest Is...”
– T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, “The Dry Salvages”
Feb 29th
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We Canceled It All →
I finally wrote something today…
Feb 29th
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“Si comprehendis, non est Deus.”
– St. Augustine
Feb 29th
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yourharbour answered your question: I haven’t written anything non-school-related in a… Do you have any thoughts on successful social justice work done in a Christian spirit, but without the neg. side of proselytiz/evangeliz? Leaving aside your characterization of evangelism as negative (my feelings on this are ridiculously complicated, but I see the issue more in shades of gray),...
Feb 28th
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nexus4change answered your question: I haven’t written anything non-school-related in a… Well, seen as I don’t think I’ve seen anything from you re Piper’s silly quote, perhaps your own take on it? Which silly quote are you talking about?
Feb 28th
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“Christian witness must always be forged anew in the fire of the question of...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 28th
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“Even in the life of a Christian, faith rises and falls like tides of an...”
– Flannery O’Connor
Feb 28th
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“By becoming a religion of the Book (i.e. a textual community) evangelical...”
– James K.A. Smith I like it when my secondary sources get really feisty.
Feb 28th
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“Take note that the quest for truth is not imposed on the community by the...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 28th
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“The question of truth, therefore, is not stated in the familiar way: is it true...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 28th
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Typical Monday night
Looking through ancient manuscripts to find Augustine’s handwriting.
Feb 28th
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tellhertruly replied to your post: tellhertruly replied to your post: classyliving… I wouldn’t hug Hauerwas. Only because I’m still a little creeped out by his voice. I would hug Eleanor Stump, given the chance - but it was a little inappropriate when she came to campus last Thursday to hug her during her lecture. Haha, I’ll be sure to let my Hauerwas-loving friends know you find him...
Feb 28th
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tellhertruly replied to your post: classyliving replied to your quote: The community… Why are people afraid of Barth? I wish he was alive - I would run up and give him a hug. I like to think that I would, too. I have that reaction to a lot of theologians, actually. Although, I’ve never hugged the ones I’ve actually met. 
Feb 27th
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classyliving replied to your quote: The community does not speak with words alone. It… I WISH I WASNT SO SCARED OF KARL BARTH But his voice is so cute!
Feb 27th
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“The community does not speak with words alone. It speaks by the very fact of its...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 27th
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“You do not write the best you can for the sake of art, but for the sake of...”
– Flannery O’Connor
Feb 27th
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“The community is confronted and created by the Word of God. It is communio...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 27th
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“Let it be noted that, apart from Jesus’ history as the mighty Word in...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 27th
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I haven’t written anything non-school-related in a while. Is there anything in particular you would like a post on?
Feb 27th
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Feb 27th
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your steadfast love is better than life
Feb 27th
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“Jesus’ own ‘I’ is always opened into ‘being with’...”
– Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth
Feb 26th
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“I believe that everybody, through suffering, takes part in the Redemption, and I...”
– Flannery O’Connor
Feb 26th
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Feb 26th
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“It is only in God and in light of God that we rightly know man. Any...”
– Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth
Feb 26th
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“Only the one who is God sees God - Jesus. He truly speaks from his vision of the...”
– Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth
Feb 26th
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“Initial enthusiasm is easy. Afterward, though, it is time to stand firm, even...”
– Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth
Feb 25th
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“I think that this experience you are having of losing your faith, or as you...”
– Flannery O’Connor
Feb 25th
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“The Eucharist points us toward the fruit that we, as branches of the vine, can...”
– Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth
Feb 25th
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“We thus begin to see the event of Cana. The sign of God is overflowing...”
– Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth
Feb 25th
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tellhertruly replied to your post: tellhertruly replied to your post: tellhertruly… Hung up was the wrong word. Although, yesterday my pastor said in his homily, “the cross is something people get hung up on”. Which I thought was hilarious. I meant, I get overwhelmed by the weight of that statement. Hahaha I really hope he meant that to be a joke.  Ahh, I see what you mean. Sometimes I...
Feb 25th
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tellhertruly replied to your post: tellhertruly replied to your post: tellhertruly… I haven’t noticed the speed up. I get hung up on “the forgiveness of sins”. I think it’s because it’s such a long sentence you kind of have to get a running start to make it all the way through. Why do you get hung up on that?
Feb 25th
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tellhertruly replied to your post: tellhertruly replied to your post: true God from… Oh goodness, light from light is incredible. When I get to “crucified, dead, and buried” in the Apostles’ Creed - I get chills. Every time. My favorite part of the Apostles’ Creed (this happens in the Nicene Creed too) is that everyone in church always speeds up and get louder when we get to  ...
Feb 25th
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Teach us to sit still Even among these rocks.
Feb 25th
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tellhertruly replied to your post: true God from true God Your posts always make me sigh happily. For Lent, I’m spending time dwelling on the seven last words of Christ. What are you spending time with? Prayer, mostly. I’m also giving up anxious thoughts; we’ll see how that goes. (Also, every time I get to ‘light from light’ in the Nicene Creed it’s all I can do...
Feb 25th
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“Justus quidem tu es, Domine, si disputem tecum; verumtamen justa loquar ad te:...”
– Gerard Manley Hopkins
Feb 24th
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true God from true God
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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“Theology itself is a word, a human response; yet what makes it theology is not...”
– Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology
Feb 24th
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