Month: October 2009

  • Simone Weil on Idolatry

    I’m sitting with this one for awhile: Idolatry comes from the fact that, while thirsting for absolute good, we do not possess the power of supernatural attention and we have not the patience to allow it to develop (Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace 53). What helps you, if anything helps you, develop patience and the…

  • Are We Too Sleeping? Presence in Chaos, Hospitality Amidst Hostility

    Last week as I was working through Luke 22 I was struck by what seemed to be almost an off-hand comment I read in Joel Green’s commentary about the garden scene with Jesus and the disciples. He reads the interaction in the garden, the contrast between Jesus’ own struggling in prayer and the sleeping of…

  • Podcasts I’m Enjoying Currently

    Here’s a list of some of the podcasts I enjoy (or at least enjoy in theory – when I take time to listen!). Homebrewed Christianity NPR: All Songs Considered NPR: Live Concerts This American Life RocketBoom Mars Hill Bible Church (Rob Bell) Camas Friends Podcast (wink wink) The Ooze.TV (Emergent Podcast) How about you? What…

  • Michael Pollan’s NY Times Food Rules

    Michael Pollan of the “In Defense of Food” fame has compiled a list of 20 do’s and don’ts for food on the NY Times. It’s not only a great list with some provocative thoughts, but it’s also just kind of fun to flip through. Here are my favorites. Emily and I are really into eating…

  • Unexpected Visitors

    Things have been going well at my new job as pastor. I’m enjoying the work and I’m enjoying the steep learning curve that comes along with it. Things have been by-and-large steady, no major crises or anything like that which has been a really good way to start off. Throughout this summer, I’ve been relying…