I’m taking a break for a week or so! See you all in the new year! PS: The new, new design is nearly finished. Note: Big kudos to Will for helping out with the feature post/front page display!
Merry Christmas! It’s Christmas Eve! I happen to be a bigger fan of Christmas Eve than Christmas Morning. I’m not totally sure why this is, but I think it has to do with the family atmosphere that surrounds our Christmas Eve. It’s not that our Christmas Mornings aren’t wonderful; they are beyond wonderful! It’s just that Christmas Eve in our house is loaded with tangible expectation and annual family tradition. We load our family’s night before Christmas with more than a few family traditions. It’s great fun! Read More »
The Lukan reference to Jesus of Nazareth as ‘Savior’ has more to do with the later Christian community’s need for eschatological reconsideration than the author’s Christological perception. Read More »
Living in the tension of a developing faith is not easy. If a faith is not developing than it is already cut off. A handful of simple convictions launches us into journey. The rest we have to discover, break, stitch, patch, heal, and make our own. Jesus is in all of it, somehow. The God searched for and sought after is glorified in the searching and seeking. Read More »
Discussions concerning race and class divisions in the Church always lead me to the following thought: My son’s grade school class is composed of white, black, and brown kids that have absolutely no problem putting together pick-up kickball teams on the playground at recess. Race is not even an issue; economic class is not a factor. Yet, the church and all of her “sanctified” adults seem to be unable to move beyond race and class. The consequence of this short-sightedness is that we - the larger Body of Christ - rarely work together in meaningful ways. I can’t help but wonder which of these two groups are more pleasing to God. Is it possible? Could it be that a elementary school kickball game brings more glory to God than most churches? Maybe. Read More »
Jesus and Conflict in a Proclamation of God’s Reign
Jesus of Nazareth’s public life and ministry were burdened with an absurd amount of conflict because of his incredible commitment to an ideological view of God and God’s place in a life wherein social, political, and religious aspects were inseparably fused. The final climax of this conflict - Jesus’ crucifixion - can be seen in all four canonical Gospels (Matt. 27.35; Mk. 15.24; Lk. 23.33; Jn. 19.18). The multiple layers and deep dynamics characteristic of the conflict leading up to this quadruple Gospel attestation are, however, most vividly displayed in the Gospel of Mark. Read More »
It is obvious, I think. I am trying out a new design on Tribe.
I wanted to trim the site bloat, as much as possible. So, this design has almost zero graphic images either in the design itself, or in the individual posts. I am trying to go with an extremely lite site. I’m also suddenly interested in typography, scalability, accessibility, fluidity, and graceful degradation. It’s all about the content and reader accessibility. I want to put my content in the browsers of as many people as possible. Now, this site works perfectly all the way back to IE 5.5, and I’m only using one css stylesheet with a total of 83 lines. Hooray!
I’m hosting the 202nd edition of the renown Christian Carnival. The Christian Carnival is a weekly recap of the thoughts and musings of Christian blog writers. It’s a great way to discover new blogs that you have never before read. It’s also a great way to catch up on current thoughts, trends, and news. Topics ranging from cinema, politics, Biblical Study and/or Christian parenting are usually covered in these Carnivals. It’s good reading. The diversity of theological thought is surprising too. Be sure to check out the following links! You may just find a brand new blog to add your feed reader! Peace. Read More »
