“For the Soul without a King” – Leonard Cohen and the Reign of Christ St. Paul and Leonard Cohen are both poets of praise. They both bear witness to the Holy One. And they both have to deal with Jesus.
Closing Time: Reflections on the Present Crisis I have had a sense that we have been living in overtime, or on borrowed time, my whole life.
January 6, Patriotism and Biblical Faith Is there any biblical justification for patriotism? No. None whatsoever.
Reclaiming Jesus Respected elders in the United States, our mothers and fathers in the faith, reclaim Jesus in the face of the heresies of American empire.
Romans 12&13 Remixed: A Post-Inauguration Targum Time is up for the oppressive laws of the state, so obey the law of love. Time is up for the empire, so live in the Kingdom.
A Penthouse or a Stable? They have all come, either summoned or seeking an audience. In and out of Trump Tower, the rich, the powerful, the celebrities, have come to see the one who will be president.
Cloud of Witnesses :: Remembering Josephine Butler Josephine Butler (1828-1906) | Colossians 1:15-20 Bright, blinding lights ahead. You stare.
On the Fall of Empire This blog was originally posted at CatholicCommons.ca and is reproduced here with permission of the author.
The Power of the Gospel by Brian Walsh [At Wine Before Breakfast we are again meditating on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Empire & The Neighbourhood [vimeo http://vimeo.com/39384036] Walter Brueggemann on the power of neighbourhood and neighbourliness in the face of Empire.
Images of Empire by Julie Clawson When I first read The Hunger Games series I was immediately struck by the similarities between the dystopian world of Panem as depicted in the novels and our globalized world today.
Gate Crashing by Dave Shulman A reflection on Matthew 16:13-28 delivered March 15, 2011 at Wine Before Breakfast It may be true that “much depends on dinner”, but in the world of housing, everything depends on location, location, location.
Romans, Home and Empire Romans, Home and Empire by Brian Walsh Some months ago I got to thinking about Paul’s letter to the Romans and the problems of homelessness.
On EMPIRE and Empire by Sylvia Keesmaat Our friends over at culture is not optional (*cino), Rob and Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma are teaching a course this semester at Calvin College on pop culture and empire.