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theological reflections
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John Steinbeck’s East of Eden
A long while back I finished East of Eden, a Novel I’d been working on for months. I wanted to write out some quotes and thoughts I had while I was reading it,
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Reflections on Doing Quaker Research
For class we were asked to write a short reflection on our spiritual journey and how it’s led us to doing the kinds of dissertations we’re preparing for. I thought I would
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Further Perspectives on Relationships and the Web
Recently I had a good conversation with a friend about relationships and the web, it seems I get into conversations like this rather often, and in this conversation some new ideas were shaped for
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The Boundaries of Convergent Friends
Much discussion has arisen due to the interest groups that Robin, Martin, Liz, AJ and others have been a part of. This along with the “Convergent Friends Gathering” taking place at our house on
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Spending Money as Christians: A Quaker Perspective
Last night Emily and I had the opportunity to hang out with some of our good friends from Ohio and eat some fantastic sushi. During the course of the evening, we encroached on a
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Theology on Blogs Continued: Constructive Snippets, Cohesive Thoughts
A couple days back I wrote a short entry on the fact that theology is always on the move, and must be adjusted to the times in order that it makes sense of larger
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Why Theology Should Be Written On Blogs and Wikis
I’ve begun reading more about Stanley Hauerwas in my attempts to find theologians who are influential and brilliant, yet challenge the status quo with their own lives and thinking. One thing I really
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Matthew 6:10-11 The Kingdom of God and Prayer for Bread
Continuing my series on the Lord’s Prayer and how it functions as both a mission statement and community formating guide for the churchh. We now direct our attention to further exposition of the
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Putting Ads on Blogs: And Why I Can’t Do It Anymore
I’ve debated over the topic of whether I should have advertisements on ol’ gathering in light since I starting using wordpress back in February. Some of you have noticed the on and off
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NT Wright – Retelling Stories: Alternate Histories and the Lord’s Prayer
Mike Work, writing on his class blog recently, wrote a great short post about Jesus’ way of being a storyteller. He writes, In his [NT Wright] words, Jesus made a regular practice of retelling
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World Hunger and Sustainable Eating
It’s important for me to point out a fellow Fuller PhD student, Russ Kirby, who has written a stellar argument for
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Reflecting On Your Influences
Every now and then it is a good idea to consider the influences you have in your life, maybe a lull in grace??? as Patrick has called it, is a perfect time. I first
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Qaddish and The Lord’s Prayer: Jesus’ Subversive Tactics
In this continuing series on the Lord’s Prayer I am looking at the Jewish prayer known as the Qaddish, and comparing it to the Lord’s Prayer. When we compare these two prayers
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The Paternoster – A Formative Christian Practice for All Followers
I’d like to frame the next group of featured” posts that will be showing up here on gathering in light. I will be continuing to post my thoughts on the Lord’s Prayer,
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Left Behind Eternal Forces – Violence for Christians
Today in the Los Angeles Times, there is an article about a new Christian” video game: Left Behind: Eternal Forces. The game aims to make a broadly appealing video game, similar to Grand Theft