Sometimes people ask if religion and science are opposed to one another. They are — in the same sense that the thumb and fingers of my hand are opposed to one another. It is an opposition by means of which anything can be grasped.
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Why the quest? Why search for something we can’t prove?
Some people think that a spiritual quest of any kind is a colossal waste of time. For them, the only things that are real are those that can be proven and measured. They might think, Life boils down to earning and buying and selling … eating and drinking and having fun … respiration, digestion, elimination, […]
The unintentional theology of the Matrix
Search the interweb and you’re bound to find posts regarding the Wachowski brothers 1999 film The Matrix and it’s theological underpinnings. Some have suggested that the movie carries hidden themes that are Christian, others say it’s Buddhist, and still others insist it’s pagan throughout. When asked about it the Wachowski’s have managed to allow everyone to […]
Reframing Jesus – what a wild ride!
So, looking back, we’ve tried to understand our global crises. We’ve consolidated various lists into a model of human society as a machine with three subsystems or mechanisms — prosperity, equity, and security. We have situated this societal machine within the ecosystem of Earth, and we have understood it to be driven by a dominant […]
Stephen Hawking Proves That God Created the Universe(s)!
I continue to be a little confused by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow’s book, The Grand Design. Following from their work in this book Stephen Hawking uses their theories to explain why it’s possible for the universe to have begun spontaneously, created from nothing. From this basis Hawking postulates that being able to use the […]
What is the image of God?
In his book, We Make The Road By Walking, Brian McLaren writes… An image is a small imitation or echo, like a reflection in a mirror. So if we bear the image of God, then like God, we experience life through relationships. Like God, we experience love through our complementary differences. Like God, we notice […]
5 Phrases I Think Christians Shouldn’t Say
Originally posted on Reluctant Xtian:
Sometimes I curse. I don’t pepper my language liberally with curse words like people might pepper a house salad, but sometimes I curse. It surprises people to hear that pastors sometimes curse. But really, that’s all I can do sometimes. When you see terrible tragedy where you have absolutely no…
Radical Inclusion Should Not Be Radical
In my most recent two posts I presented some snippets of ideas from Brian McLaren’s book The Secret Message of Jesus. Those posts dealt with a touchy topic. That is, considering the possibility that there may be limits to inclusion. Now, I would like to challenge you to consider the extensiveness of radical inclusion that […]
If the kingdom of God were a symphony…
If the kingdom of God were a symphony, it would welcome anyone who had a desire to learn to play music — from tuba players to piccolo players, from violinists to percussionists. It would accept beginners and master musicians, wisely pairing up the novices with mentors who could help them learn. But it could not […]
The Danger of Blind Inclusion
I heard it said recently that as a community of believers in the way of Jesus we should be prepared and willing to accept and include anyone into the community. However, I think it’s important and essential that our inclusion not be blind. This is often a difficult distinction which serves to illustrate the radically […]
the Verity Paradox 