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Advent 2 • Matthew 3:1–12 • December 5, 2010
by Jeffrey A. Gibbs Historically Specific Theology Matthew begins by writing, “and in those days.” Recalling that chapter divisions are later additions and (sometimes) unhelpful,…
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Advent 1 • Matthew 24:36–44 • November 28, 2010
by Travis J. Scholl Socrates summed up the first principle of philosophers everywhere: to know that we don’t know. And perhaps the “not knowing” is…
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The American Mind: Table of Contents
The table of contents of essays in the book, The American Mind Meets the Mind of Christ.
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Earth Day: together with all creatures
I blog elsewhere about the adventures (and misadventures) of trying my hand with a small hobby farm. Most of the time, the joys and struggles of…
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The Seduction of Extremes: Swallowing Camels and Straining Gnats, by Peter Kurowski
Having defined paradox as “the wedding of two seemingly contradictory truths that form a deeper truth” (17), Dr. Kurowski states the thesis of his book…
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Lutherans and Earth Day
Last year in a little article, “Can Lutherans Observe Earth Day?” I asked if being theologically conservative required us to be politically conservative on social…