Category Archives: theology

Serving two masters

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

I have to ask you to forgive me the pun, ever since I started working on my second masters degree seven long years ago, I have dreamed of making a joke about “serving two masters”. And today, the day after … Continue reading →

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Recklessness with words

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

I love words. I love the way they sound in my ears and feel in my mouth. I talk too much. I use 100 words when I could use ten. I overindulge. My favorite topics are the inexhaustible. I love … Continue reading →

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The People of God

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

I’m not really into the culture war. I definitely fall on one side of it, but ultimately I find the arguments unproductive. The bickering is even more troubling in Church circles, and even more depressing. The recent translation changes to … Continue reading →

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Maybe not happiness

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

There are two reasons I try not to be dismissive of Joel Osteen: 1. I’m really trying to train my heart to assume people are well-intentioned (with a healthy dose of my trademark skepticism, of course). 2. We seem to … Continue reading →

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Your faith has saved you

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

As a textbook example of a wild youth, I have tried to block out most of my teenage years. But I have a vivid memory of a night my first year of college, working by the glow of my computer … Continue reading →

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The Power and the Glory

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

There is a type of Christian spirituality that is heavily focused on the strength and majesty of the second person of the Trinity. It has spawned movies and music and mega churches, and on occasion results in an unfortunate idea … Continue reading →

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All you holy men and women, pray for us.

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Last weekend I sang the ordination of two new priests. Having only sung one ordination prior (7 years ago), if you had asked me about the rite, the only thing I would have remembered was that it includes a litany … Continue reading →

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Hope does not disappoint

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

If I were more serious about blogging, I would look ahead to the week’s readings and write about them before we hear them, but as it is I tend to hear them, be inspired, and take a few days to … Continue reading →

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Next Post

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

It goes without saying that I like to express myself. I hear a sarcastic “tell us what you really think” a few times a week, and try to take it as a compliment rather than taking it in the spirit … Continue reading →

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The problem with liking everything

Posted on April 15, 2009 by

I have always been described as curious (in an intellectually curious way, not a peculiar-curious way – I hope). For as long as I can remember I have wanted to know more about whatever I was looking into, and that’s … Continue reading →

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