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January 9, 2015
A perceptive review of our book on the Imagination
The always-interesting Greg Forster has written a very perceptive review of the new book I wrote with Matt Ristuccia: Imagination Redeemed. The best reviews not only tell about a book but contribute to the topics it raises, and this one certainly does this, thoughtfully extending the discussion of the role of the imagination in the [Read More...]
January 8, 2015
Who wants to go to Germany in 2017?
In 2017, two years from now, we will be marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, occasioned by Martin Luther posting his 95 Theses. There will be lots of festivities, especially at the Luther sites in Germany. Those look to include performances of the opera and play about Katie Luther, the Reformer’s wife, which was [Read More...]
Your Bethlehem; your manger
More from Pastor Douthwaite’s Epiphany Sunday sermon, which pointed out that the Wise Men were not really seeking Christ. He was seeking them. And us. And that we too have a Bethlehem, and we too find Christ in a manger. From Rev. James Douthwaite, St. Athanasius Lutheran Church: Epiphany of Our Lord Sermon: You’ve probably [Read More...]
Terrorists avenge Muhammed cartoons
Remember that French magazine that, along with the one from Denmark that started the controversy, published cartoons that depicted the Muslim prophet Muhammed? Terrorists attacked the Paris office of the humor magazine, Charlie Hebdo, which has continued to print satirical cartoons about Islam, killing the cartoonists, the editor, and 10 more. From Paris Attack: Manhunt [Read More...]
The Dalton gang meets the Second Amendment
In the course of a discussion on the importance of an armed citizenry, Michael Walsh tells how the citizens of Coffeyville, Kansas, shot up the Dalton gang. The story is similar to what the good folks of Northfield, Minnesota, did to another set of formidable outlaws, the gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger. I [Read More...]
January 7, 2015
Seeing with the eyes of faith
Like the Wise Men, Pastor Douthwaite last Sunday opened up treasures. Not gold, frankincense, and myrrh, but the treasures of God’s Word. His Epiphany sermon had some gems that I want to contemplate the rest of this week. He pointed out, for example, that the Wise Men saw merely a baby–not with the halos of [Read More...]
Confusing LBJ with Robert Kennedy
We’ve blogged about how the movie Selma villainizes Lyndon Johnson, even though he was the president who pushed through the Civil Rights laws that Martin Luther King was marching for. The movie shows LBJ ordering the FBI to spy on Dr. King to collect dirt on him. But, as (liberal) columnist Richard Cohen points out, [Read More...]
Boehner holds on and takes revenge
The Republicans took over the Legislative Branch today. Despite an attempt to oust him as Speaker of the House, John Boehner was re-elected to his third term. Now he is taking revenge against the Congressmen who opposed him. From Boehner takes revenge – Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan – POLITICO: John Boehner is getting revenge. [Read More...]
January 6, 2015
Epiphany as both theological and literary term
Today is Epiphany, a day and a season in the church year that I especially appreciate, old English teacher that I am, since the name is both a theological and a literary term. I explain that after the jump in a post from four years ago. From Epiphanies: When I first became a Lutheran, it [Read More...]
Sea of Blue
Nationwide, “hands up” and “I can’t breathe” protesters have been demonstrating against police brutality. But now police are staging demonstrations of their own. protesting the politicians and the citizens who do not appreciate the danger police officers face and who make it worse with their anti-police rhetoric. Cities nationwide are seeing “sea of blue” demonstrations, [Read More...]
