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Acceptable losses?

4 Comments 30 July 2005

As I sit here reading, a thought comes to mind: how many people would be satisfied with a justice system where 9 out of 10 people excecuted were not guilty? And yet in modern warfare 90% of casualties are civilian. Send to Facebook

Politics

Loyalty Oath

No Comments 28 July 2005

Eric just told me that, D. Brent Laytham, the author of my most recent read, God is Not, wrote an article for the Christian Century titled “Loyalty Oath: a matter of ultimate allegiance” that I thought was really good. Check it out here or read the whole article below. Loyalty OathA matter of ultimate allegianceby [...]

Life

13 days left…

No Comments 26 July 2005

Just in case anyone was getting the idea that all this theology was getting to me and feared that I would become a hermit and read books (really really good books) upwards of 20 hours a day… worry not. Madden is coming, and it’s only 13 days away. Check out the latest video preview as well [...]

God Stuff, Life

Ekklesia Project – Day Three

No Comments 20 July 2005

This morning we heard from a pannel of 6 congregation members from two churches. Church of the Sojourners and Grace Fellowship Community, both in San Francisco, CA. The Sojourners folks talked to us about living in Christian community, simplicity, living on a small fixed income and other really facinating and attractive practices. The folks [...]

God Stuff, Life

Ekklesia Project – Day Two (Panel Discussion)

2 Comments 20 July 2005

Last night here in Chicago. It’s been a great conference so far, met some great people and possibly most importantly I now have faces and voices to imagine when I read. Reading Michael Budde will never be the same… I mean the guy looks like grey-haired Teen-Wolf! We heard from all three of our presenters [...]

God Stuff, Life

Ekklesia Project – Day Two (Sylvia)

No Comments 19 July 2005

Tonight we heard from our second Biblical scholar, Sylvia Keesmaat, author of the new commentary titled Colossians Remixed. While AKMA took us through the first three commandments, Syliva took us through the entire biblical narrative stopping to look at a few stories where scripture speaks to Empire. She traces the theme of power and violence [...]