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Wirkungsgeschichte – concept described by the German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer.  Biblical understanding is depends on more than the context of the story events and author.   Gadamer suggested that our ability to perceive the contextual meaning may be inseparable from … Continue reading →

Puente Nuevo, Ronda, Spain  

Why the Affluent Need the Poor Judy Wu Dominick Matthew 25 is “a lifestyle that reflects a heart for marginalized people – a heart that overcomes the prejudices that society conditions us to have and then loves with extravagance the … Continue reading →

Why Hipster Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber Thinks the Church Is for Losers …right relationship with God…..just standing naked in front of our Creator and receiving the love as broken people. …I’ve just become more and more confused about how Christianity became … Continue reading →

How to find work you love (Scott Dinsmore – TED) what is the work you can’t not do? become a self expert – strengthsfinder know framework/hierarchy for decision making – people, achievement, family, etc experience – what went wrong/right – … Continue reading →

Christian vocational discernment looks at the listlessness of stagnated boredom and the chaos of overworked boredom and says, “Remember why you were baptized? It ain’t for this!” — Alaina Kleinbeck http://www.faithandleadership.com/blog/07-11-2014/i%E2%80%99m-bored

Ferguson.  Nauseous. Disbelief. And yet exactly as expected. Or feared. The Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy has invited PDA. How appropriate. A disaster recovery organization coming to a Presbytery named for Elijah Parish Lovejoy, killed 177 years and 2 weeks ago, less … Continue reading →

And it happens any way.  Any way.  The arch of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.  How do I immerse myself in that reality?  How do I turn my back on the insanity? So,  today it … Continue reading →

And Samuel grieved. And the Lord was sorry. ….The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve?” Life moves on, I have a new plan….” (1 Samuel 15:35 –  16:1-13. )  “How do you pick up the threads of … Continue reading →

Sometimes an attempt at humor is my best defense against deep, deep sadness and lack of understanding.  So here goes….I’m grateful to belong to a congregation that disagrees over issues more significant than the color of the carpet. I struggle … Continue reading →