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Prophetic Conversations: A Review | Catholic Moral Theology …
Both in its rich content and distinctive form, the book offers a valuable contribution to the field of Catholic theology , which will be of interest to many readers of this blog. Coedited by Rosemary Carbine and the Center for … Continue reading
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Pastor Charles Jenkins
Pastor Charles Jenkins “Strengthening and Empowering the Community” Interviewed and written by Aaron Robinson – Editor Pastor Charles Jenkins has been senior pastor of the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Chicago, Illinois for more than ten years. As a man of God, he is definitely pursuing his c … Continue reading
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The NEA Four Revisited: Crossing the Line with John Fleck
Photo of film screening of John Fleck performing in his work Blessed are all the Little Fishes, 1989. (image courtesy the New Museum) Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of Hyperallergic interviews with the NEA Four by Alexis Clements. The previous interviewees were Holly Hughes and Karen F … Continue reading
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Someday
This week I went back to one of my favorite genres, Christian fiction. I kept hearing about a new author in my hometown of Memphis, TN, so I had to seek her out. Jae Henderson’s first novel, Someday has been reviewed at local book clubs, and the … Continue reading
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The longest part of this story
Today I thought Judo training was at 9am. It was at 3pm. I ended up spending 3 hours talking to Weix at Ya Kun, and 2 hours reading this book: And finding out how much I missed reading fiction, even if it was fiction in short little… Continue reading
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A book for well-intentioned liberals
From this review of Jean-Francoise Revel’s book below, it is obvious he saw through the facade of Communism and then Progressivism and the grave danger both cause to human existence on planet Earth. Both of these political movements are distinctly antithetical to democracies Continue reading
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40 Monograph Challenge #12: Necromanticism
Title: Paul Westover, Necromanticism: Travelling to the Meet the Dead, 1750-1860 (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) Methodology: historicist, interdisciplinary, cultural history Critical Context: critics who study the formation of canon and literary tradition (Harold Bloom, Andrew Bennett), stu … Continue reading
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Wednesday June 19 Is it too late for me?
One of my big projects, since I have retired, has been the creation of a syllabus for Ministry in Marriage and Motherhood to be taught online. The prof who teaches it on campus uses Nancy Leigh DeMoss’s book – Lies Women Believe, and it is a great… Continue reading
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How important is the Apocrypha?
One of my interests that separates me from many people within my church group is really my interest in those set of books commonly called the Apocrypha. (I’m really interested in the much wider net of Second Temple literature, but we’ll stick with the apocrypha). It is… Continue reading
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Dear The Flying Spaghetti Monster, Tell Me, Why Should I Believe In You?
Apart from the articles that encapsulate my own personal experiences and views, the general trends of these pieces try to keep to an unbiased theme. One could quickly argue that this was untrue, as bias naturally appears everywhere. Obviously, if someone is going… Continue reading
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Book Review: Letters to a Young Calvinist
I am reasonably young, and I am fairly sure I am a Calvinist. To my definition, this means I believe that God is very big, very good, and completely in control. In a more formal sense, it means I think … Continue reading
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Wine in Beowulf
Several weeks ago I presented a paper at the International Congress on Medieval Studies 2013 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The panel was a joke and I was embarrassed to be a part of it, but my analysis, I think, was not uninteresting: Win of Wunderfatum: The Significance of Wine in Beowulf When… Continue reading
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‘The Promise Box’ | A Q&A with Tricia Goyer
The Promise Box: With her heart – and her loyalty – on the line, can she let true love in her life? Every year, young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live … Continue reading
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Russian Born Brother’s Band Everfound Launches Pre-Order for Their Word Debut Album
The Self-Titled Release Features Their Current Top 15 Single, “Never Beyond Repair,” and “What Love Means” From The Bible: Music Inspired by the Epic Mini-Series Nashville, TN – (June 2013) – Everfound launches the pre-order for their self-titled Word Entertainment debut album today in their officia … Continue reading
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Where It’s At Wednesday, Team Spotlight, Sale and a Freebie
Happy Wednesday! I hope everybody is having a good week. I have a new round of Where It’s At Wednesday! Just a quick reminder of how it works. Look at the pictures below and figure out which of Connie’s kit each one belongs to. Email … Continue reading
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