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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Fahrenheit 451
Unrest in Egypt has caused the burning of a major library. The historian in me, especially with my interest in the Ancient Near East, finds this terribly sad. Here is the story. It recalls something that happened before when the great … Continue reading
John Polkinghorne
John Polkinghorne is a particle physicist who became an Anglican priest. Over at Jesus Creed the blogger who goes by the initials, RJS, today begins a series on Polkinghorne’s book, Testing Scripture: A Scientist Explores the Bible. “In this book Dr. Polkinghorne sets out to assess the … Continue reading
Biblical Literacy
Last week I pointed out an error in a New York Times story. They attributed a words from the Bible’s Book of Hebrews to modern poet, William Butler Yeats. Here is a follow-up on that by Mollie Ziegler. The NYT finally printed a correction. … Continue reading
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For the 2nd Day of Christmas
Sometimes we just need to hear the old story again so here is Luke’s Christmas story passionately read:
Christmas Eve in Iraq
When we pray in church tonight it will be fitting, especially if there are military families in the congregation, to thank God that troops get to come home. But I hope liturgies will not include vague thanksgiving for “peace in … Continue reading
Hanukkah–What if?
Without the Maccabees (whose victory is the reason for Hanukkah) there would be no Christmas. The history of Israel ties in fully with the existence of Christianity. To drive this point home you could try imagining an alternative world history … Continue reading
Christmas-Isaiah 9:1-7
When someone reads that “unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given” (Isaiah 9:6) on Christmas Eve, we immediately and quite naturally think Isaiah refers to the birth of Christ. If anyone says, “Wait a minute, … Continue reading
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Biblical Illiteracy at the NYT
Here is a quote from an article in Wednesday’s New York Times about the death of a Paris bookstore owner, George Whitman: “He welcomed visitors with large-print messages on the walls. ‘Be not inhospitable to strangers, lest they be angels in disguise,’ was … Continue reading
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The Second Person of the Trinity and God’s Presence
This Advent season I have been pondering Kendall Soulen’s idea that the second person of the Trinity especially speaks to us of God’s presence. The season leads to nativity, incarnation, and human flesh as the tabernacle of God. We emphasize the … Continue reading
It’s not the “God particle”
The discovery of the Higgs-Bosen particle would be a big deal for physicists and, maybe, for all of us. But journalists have been calling it the God particle. Scientists don’t call it that. I don’t know of any theologians who call … Continue reading
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