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A Divine Oddity
By Kim Thoday I was so saddened to hear of the recent death of Mike Yaconelli, a prophetic voice to the American and international Christian community. He died as a result of a road accident in late October 2003. Yaconelli will also be remembered as a gifted speaker, writer, co-founder of Youth Specialties (a resource […]
Archbishop Carnley announces retirement
[Archbishop Peter had me over to Perth a few years back to speak to his clergy conference. A scholarly man, with strong liberal theological convictions, he had a challenging time relating to conservative clergy, but also other clergy were critical of his appointment of a personal chaplain – an American as I recall – when […]
Stages of Faith, by James W. Fowler
From a netfriend: Although dated this is worthy to remember … *********** Stages of Faith, by James W. Fowler (published in paperback by Harper Collins, 1995.) Stage 1–Magical World ages 2-6, perceives the world through lens of imagination and intuition unrestrained by logic e.g., lives in a magical world in which anything is possible Stage […]
Bob Dylan
Messiah Complex[ities] I bought a great magazine book yesterday morning: “Uncut legends #1” – Dylan. Bob Dylan has entered my life late, as it seems a lot of things have over the past 10+ years. I was asleep in the lap of Augustinian dualism for the first 40 years of my life. I have a […]
Jonathan Edwards
Interview: George Marsden December 5, 2003 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week714/exclusive.html On the 300th anniversary of his birth, the great American theologian and preacher Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is being remembered as “the spiritual godfather of our nation,” “America’s Augustine,” and “our greatest expert on the American soul.” Read excerpts from an interview about Edwards with University of Notre Dame […]
John Shelby Spong – ‘A New Christianity For A New World’
John Shelby Spong – ‘A New Christianity For A New World: Why traditional faith is dying & how a new faith is being born.’ (HarperCollins, New York 2001.) ********* The theistic thinking that undergirds conversion activities is dead. We Christians today now that we possess neither certainty nor eternal truth. We know we do not […]
Frederick Buechner – Love Feast
( Chato & Windus; London:1975) p. 6 He said, “It’s like Christopher Columbus, Antonio. To discover the New World you have top scrap the Old.” p 60 The kingdom of God is a love feast where nobody’s a stranger. pp. 154 -155 I caught him by surprise. A Preacher talking about things like-Antonio, shit is […]
John Wesley: 10 things you’d hate…
John Wesley: inspiring preacher, inspired organiser, relentless social activist, challenging writer, historic church builder, world-shaking reviver… but would you actually want to be in his church? And would he let you in? He rode 250,000 miles on horseback, preached 40,000 sermons, gave away £30,000 and left behind 132,000 followers. A hero maybe, but is he […]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Letters And Papers From Prison
A taste of his thoughts from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Letters and Papers From Prison” (Collins Fontana Books; London:1953) pp. 122 -125 ***************** July 18th 1944 I wonder how many of our letters have been destroyed in the raids on Munich? Did you get the one containing the two poems (Who Am I? and Christians and Unbelievers)? […]
Frederick Buechner’s Door Interview
Frederick Buechner -The Door Interview (extract) …………………. BUECHNER: Well, I’ve never learned to talk about the Christian faith in the accustomed way. I’ve talked about it the only way I can. In some ways it has created a dilemma for me as a writer, because my religious books are too colloquial and too secular for […]
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