Idolatry & the Crisis of Being My previous post, A Lifetime of Habits, arose out of an initial reflection on Peter Enns’ blog post about some recent statements by American pastor Timothy Keller.
A Lifetime of Habits by Andrew Stephens-Rennie A lot of attention has been paid, in recent days, to Tim Keller’s words to a group of journalists about his views on gay marriage and homosexuality.
Ambivalence and Resurrection by Brian Walsh (A sermon preached at Wine Before Breakfast, April 2, 2013, on John 21.4-19 in the context of U2’s “Beautiful Day”) The ambivalence is there from the beginning.
Betrayal and Resurrection by Sylvia Keesmaat (A Sermon Preached at the Easter Vigil, March 30, 2013, at Christchurch, Coboconk on Genesis 1.1-2.4a; Genesis 3; Exodus 14.10-31, 15.20-21; Ezekiel 36.24-28; Romans 6.3-11; Luke 24.1-12.
All Your Heroes Are Not by Andrew Stephens-Rennie All your heroes are not. None are who they appear to be, and none will ever live up to your idolatry.
The Donkey’s Tale by Joyce Mak Holy Week Sermon for March 26, 2013 preached at Wine Before Breakfast I don’t understand.
A Pastoral Letter for Holy Week, 2013 by Brian Walsh The story was going a certain way. Sure, there were some detours along the way and things didn’t always go totally as expected, but the overall plot remained clear.
After All You’ve Been Through by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Words, they come back to haunt you. They haunt me.
On Not Judging by Michael Walker (a sermon on Romans 14 preached at Wine Before Breakfast, March 12, 2013) In Romans 13, we hear Paul exhorting his congregants to “live in the day,” and to “put on the armour of light.”
The Story is in the Telling by Andrew Stephens-Rennie It’s perhaps not coincidental that many of my conversations about wakefulness have taken place in local cafes.
Romans 13 … again: love in the night, longing for the day by Brian Walsh Returning to Romans 13. Wine Before Breakfast, March 5, 2013 The whole thing is really rather curious.
#4 by James Padilla-DeBorst Join us, comrades in the struggle for the anti-Kingdom the non-State the Party w/out a vanguard the anarchic community of communities.
Keep Awake by Andrew Stephens-Rennie How do you stay awake? Whether you’ve been awake through the night soothing a crying child, or you’ve been plugging away all day at the keyboard, the factory, the monotony of your day-to-day, how do you stay awake?
Darkness Goodness :: Full Text Metaphors matter, and metaphors carry multiple meanings. Think of how Jesus will wash our sins “as white as snow.”