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Archive for December, 2011

Trusting in the Emmanuel

Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on December 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »

“Behold, a virgin shall conceive in her womb, and she shall give birth to a son. And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which means: God is with us.” -Matthew 1:23 This statement by an angel, to the frightened carpenter Joseph, is one of the standard issue Christmas verses. And lately, it won’t get out [...]

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45 Most Powerful Images, Violence, and Rene Girard

Posted in Art, Culture, Philosophy, Theology, tagged , , , , , , on December 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »

A couple days ago I shared a link that was going around on Facebook. It is 45 of the most powerful images from events in 2011 as gathered by buzzfeed.com (check them out, here) This was my comment when I linked it: 20 of these 45 images depict violence or are a result of violence. [...]

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Church. For the first time in two months.

Posted in Church, Reflections of a Worship Leader, Worship, tagged , , , , , on December 5, 2011 | 5 Comments »

Going to Church Again “Where are we going, daddy?” Zeke asks, as he pulls the second sleeve of his big winter coat over his left arm. “We are going to go to church this morning,” I reply, knowing that I haven’t given him that answer in quite some time. “Church?” He responds skeptically. “Why are [...]

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