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American Localism | Thin Places
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Exploring the boundaries of the physical and spiritual. April 29, 2012. In his book Timely Renewal. Politics and economics “as if people matter” demands decentralization and devolution of power. Lucas writes:. Located in the smallest, most local system unit possible to maximize opportunity for direct, participatory democracy.” Such communities are strongest when they have strong social capital, for which locally owned businesses are a key element. (Korten, pp. 245, 251.). Lucas, pp. 60-61). In his book, ...
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Seen and Heard for the Week of 8/26-9/2 | Thin Places
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Exploring the boundaries of the physical and spiritual. September 3, 2012. Seen and Heard for the Week of 8/26-9/2. I have generally refrained from linking to other pieces from this blog, figuring that is more suitable to forums like Facebook or Google or Twitter. Nevertheless, there has been some truly excellent writing on the Web that needs to be called out and preserved (for my use if for no other reason) for future reference. MommaJ calls us to think before posting to Facebook. Enter your comment here.
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The Road Less Traveled | Thin Places
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Exploring the boundaries of the physical and spiritual. August 12, 2012. The Road Less Traveled. This month two different kinds of events played out in our society that shows we are at a crossroads of sorts, and the direction in which we turn over the next months and years will have ramifications for generations. Which it will be only God through time will tell. Which of these two visions of the human spirit will America choose to embrace as we stand at this crossroads? Analyzes Christian virtue, somethi...
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My Confession | Thin Places
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Exploring the boundaries of the physical and spiritual. My Confession of Faith. 8212; God is the one coming as the future rushes upon us; he is life rather than release from life. His very identity is set by what he does in time. (Robert Jenson, A Large Catechism. Delhi, NY: ALPB, 1991. p. 8). Delhi, NY: ALPB, 1991. pp. 21-22). 8212; the Church rightly may call Mary theotokos. 8211; The eternal ‘pre-’ of Christ’s existence, which is identical with the ‘pre-’ of predestination, occurs also within timeR...
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All is Forgiven | Thin Places
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Exploring the boundaries of the physical and spiritual. April 29, 2012. 8220;You can come home now, Judas. All is forgiven.”. What… What did you say? I, who have been damned for an eternal voyage. Through Pandemonium alone…. Condemned and abandoned completely by God. In this fiery inferno, charred black. From the ashes of the walking dead. Separated forever from God,. 8220;You can come home now, Judas. All is forgiven.”. I, who set off the ricochet of shouts. That condemned the Lord to die on a cross,.
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Thin Places: Non Sequiter - My fashion statement
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Monday, April 19, 2010. Non Sequiter - My fashion statement. If every parent would employ a bit of common sense, this sad commentary would not be necessary. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Non Sequiter - My fashion statement. Jesus did not give us a theory. He gave us a meal. The plain-ness of it all. August 2016 Biblical Studies Carnival. The parables in rock songs. Political History is alive and well, and matters more than ever. The Arbiter of Righteousness.
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Thin Places: No takebacks
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Thursday, April 15, 2010. Some things you can't take back. There are such things as definitive stakes in the ground in life, and we ignore them at our own peril. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Non Sequiter - My fashion statement. Jesus did not give us a theory. He gave us a meal. The plain-ness of it all. August 2016 Biblical Studies Carnival. The parables in rock songs. Political History is alive and well, and matters more than ever. The Arbiter of Righteousness.
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Thin Places: July 2009
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Sunday, July 19, 2009. It seems that most discussion, debate, and argumentation over God is a huge exercise in missing the point. Whether the question at hand is "Does the Bible teach predestination or free-will? Or "Why does God let good things happen to bad people? The major Christian denominations start with a central tenant that forms the foundation of their grid for the interpretation of the Scriptures:. Catholics start with the Church. Orthodoxy starts with the image of God. I don't want to paint t...
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Thin Places: Jesus did not give us a theory. He gave us a meal.
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Friday, April 16, 2010. Jesus did not give us a theory. He gave us a meal. Reading through N.T. Wright's book Evil and the Justice of God. Has been more than the consumption of Yet Another Book. It's been a journey of discovery, and I highly recommend it for every Christian who is looking for answers to the infamous Problem of Evil. Because you won't find answers here. At least not the ones you think you're looking for. That sounds contradictory, I know. Let me explain. Christians have responded with a n...
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Simply Jesus | Thin Places
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Exploring the boundaries of the physical and spiritual. June 17, 2012. June 17, 2012. Finishing the remarkable book by N.T. Wright, Simply Jesus. Wright does not bring forth anything revolutionary in his book about Jesus or anything else, but he recalls. Heaven and earth overlap and interlock. They are not two spheres separated by time or space – they are mutually present and interweaving with one another. They were meant to be mutually co-existent, two halves of a whole creation. Witne...These are glimp...
