3.31.2005
fixed
i'm pretty excited about switching to a fixed gear bike, but not nearly excited as this Reverend!
3.25.2005
The Crucified
The young men and women who are racing with the torrent of modern civilization will halt today for a moment, and look backward to see the young Magdalene washing with her tears the blood stains from the feet of a Holy Man suspended between heaven and earth; and when their shallow eyes weary of the scene they will depart and soon laugh.
Kahlil Gibran
“To make of his story something that could neither startle, nor shock, nor terrify, nor excite, nor inspire a living soul is to crucify the Son of God afresh.”
Dorothy Sayer
Kahlil Gibran
“To make of his story something that could neither startle, nor shock, nor terrify, nor excite, nor inspire a living soul is to crucify the Son of God afresh.”
Dorothy Sayer
3.24.2005
a great guy ... mark knowles, sent me this email. Thought i should probably pass it along to you folks
Just to remind everyone that 25 years ago, on Monday, March 24, 1980, Oscar Romero, the Archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated. His life and faith truly are among the great ones from recent times, and it wouldn't hurt to spend a moment this day (the 24th--when I'm assuming most of you will get this) and this Holy Week reflecting upon his life. As introductions I highly recommend the movie "Romero," and the book "Oscar Romero: Memories in Mosaic" by María López Vigil, for those of you who haven't already been acquainted with them.
Anyways I trust this Holy Week is good for you.
The Christian wears the sureness of Christ
and is the seed of salvation.
If there is hope of a new world,
of a new nation,
of a more just order,
of a reflection of God’s kingdom in our society,
brothers and sisters,
surely you Christians are the ones
who will bring about this wonder of a new world
Oscar Romero
for a selection of his writings go here
Just to remind everyone that 25 years ago, on Monday, March 24, 1980, Oscar Romero, the Archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated. His life and faith truly are among the great ones from recent times, and it wouldn't hurt to spend a moment this day (the 24th--when I'm assuming most of you will get this) and this Holy Week reflecting upon his life. As introductions I highly recommend the movie "Romero," and the book "Oscar Romero: Memories in Mosaic" by María López Vigil, for those of you who haven't already been acquainted with them.
Anyways I trust this Holy Week is good for you.
The Christian wears the sureness of Christ
and is the seed of salvation.
If there is hope of a new world,
of a new nation,
of a more just order,
of a reflection of God’s kingdom in our society,
brothers and sisters,
surely you Christians are the ones
who will bring about this wonder of a new world
Oscar Romero
for a selection of his writings go here
3.22.2005
mysticism and the church
the gathered people of God have just left the house. there was was some wonderful revelation happening in our midst. God renewing our minds. mysticism was the hot button. I came across this in my reading
I said I was searching for the roots of Christian mysticism. Now I say unhesitatingly that there are three sources of Christian mystical experience: (1) the Word of God in sacred scripture, (2) the sacraments, particularly the Eucharist, and (3) the Word of God in the community called church.
If then you ask for practical advice on how to enter the Christan mystical life, I do not advise you to take the plane to Tel Aviv and the bus to the Judean desert. I do not tell you to travel to Cairo and thento Sinai or to the desert south of Alexandria. I do not tell you to sit in the lotus and breathe from your abdomen. All this is good, very good, but in the end peripheral. Instead I say:
Listen to the word! Read the Scriptures! Read them again and again wiht faith and love until the word comes to life within you, penetrating the deepest layers of your unconscious.
Again, celebrate the Eucharist! Break bread with the community! Be present to the mystery of faith and partake of the bread of life. This will lead you into that rich inner desert of silence and joy where your life lies hidden with Christ in God. This will lead you to say with Paul: "it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me" Gal 2:20. This will lead you to cry out with Jesus: "Abba, Father!"
Again listen to the community. Be part of the community. Get guidance from the community; Read the mystical literature the community has produced. Never get isolated. Never go out on a limb. Community!
w.Jonston
I said I was searching for the roots of Christian mysticism. Now I say unhesitatingly that there are three sources of Christian mystical experience: (1) the Word of God in sacred scripture, (2) the sacraments, particularly the Eucharist, and (3) the Word of God in the community called church.
If then you ask for practical advice on how to enter the Christan mystical life, I do not advise you to take the plane to Tel Aviv and the bus to the Judean desert. I do not tell you to travel to Cairo and thento Sinai or to the desert south of Alexandria. I do not tell you to sit in the lotus and breathe from your abdomen. All this is good, very good, but in the end peripheral. Instead I say:
Listen to the word! Read the Scriptures! Read them again and again wiht faith and love until the word comes to life within you, penetrating the deepest layers of your unconscious.
Again, celebrate the Eucharist! Break bread with the community! Be present to the mystery of faith and partake of the bread of life. This will lead you into that rich inner desert of silence and joy where your life lies hidden with Christ in God. This will lead you to say with Paul: "it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me" Gal 2:20. This will lead you to cry out with Jesus: "Abba, Father!"
Again listen to the community. Be part of the community. Get guidance from the community; Read the mystical literature the community has produced. Never get isolated. Never go out on a limb. Community!
w.Jonston
the kids are playing together peacefully, so i thought i might be able to steal away and post. i'l type until one of them starts crying. it will most likely be riley, because trey is constantly antagonizing and taunting him. in fact, i doubt it will be long before trey is kicking riley's butt. but for now there is peace in the home. maybe it's because both boys are .... crying ... bye .... ok things are cool. Rested, both boys are rested. riley went to sleep yesterday at 2pm and didn't wake up until today at 7:00 am. what? i dunno.
kerri was able to get out on her own this morning to do some shopping. this is good. for everyone.
just back home from "baby lap time" at the Gview library. met some cool folks and some not so cool folks. not that the "not so cool" were mean or anything... just dorks. those events tend to attract both types... but i would like to think of myself being in the former catagory. no really, everyone there was really nice and somewhat annoying.
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currently playing::ray charles duets
kerri was able to get out on her own this morning to do some shopping. this is good. for everyone.
just back home from "baby lap time" at the Gview library. met some cool folks and some not so cool folks. not that the "not so cool" were mean or anything... just dorks. those events tend to attract both types... but i would like to think of myself being in the former catagory. no really, everyone there was really nice and somewhat annoying.
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currently playing::ray charles duets
3.21.2005
underground seminary
in keeping with my friend phil's posts, here is the notes from monday night. Thanks Jen.
Palmer, great teaching. Thank you.
Session Nine : A Temple Unto God (The People of God as a Dwelling Place For The Spirit)
I. What Happened At Pentecost?
• Acts 2:1-13
• The Jewish Lens
o It was an anticipated event
o The story of God’s new world coming to birth . . . the new covenant
o The renewal of temple and torah
o Renewal of Torah
• Luke tells the story in a way that is reminiscent of the way Moses was given the Law
? The law was the way of the life for the people of the OT
• The Spirit was given as the renewed law . . . as the new way of life
? Not a law written on tablets of stone, but rather a law the was written on the hearts of the people
• Pentecost was always celebrated as the feast of the giving of the law (50 days after Passover)
o Renewal of Temple
• The glory of God returning to the temple
• The nations would be drawn by the glory
• Luke recording of the events in Acts 2 would have awakened these thoughts in the minds of the people
• The new world was set in motion . . .
II. The Spirit of God in the Early Church (Role of Spirit)
• The Spirit of God in the NT is the life giving Spirit and the life sustaining Spirit . . . was and is the creative force behind the new humanity
• Life Giving
o Individual : Creator of the relationship between God and man
o Created reconciliation between Jew and Gentile
o On Pentecost the Spirit welcomed the Gentiles into the people of God
• Life Sustainer
o Through the giving of the gifts
o The Spirit gives gifts to the gathered community (church), to each person in the community, as a means of edifying (to build up) the body. So that we can build each other into the temple of God (Ephesians 2)
III. People of God as a Dwelling Place For The Spirit
• We are the place where heaven and earth meet
• This is why we exist, why we send people out . . . how we are the missional church
Palmer, great teaching. Thank you.
Session Nine : A Temple Unto God (The People of God as a Dwelling Place For The Spirit)
I. What Happened At Pentecost?
• Acts 2:1-13
• The Jewish Lens
o It was an anticipated event
o The story of God’s new world coming to birth . . . the new covenant
o The renewal of temple and torah
o Renewal of Torah
• Luke tells the story in a way that is reminiscent of the way Moses was given the Law
? The law was the way of the life for the people of the OT
• The Spirit was given as the renewed law . . . as the new way of life
? Not a law written on tablets of stone, but rather a law the was written on the hearts of the people
• Pentecost was always celebrated as the feast of the giving of the law (50 days after Passover)
o Renewal of Temple
• The glory of God returning to the temple
• The nations would be drawn by the glory
• Luke recording of the events in Acts 2 would have awakened these thoughts in the minds of the people
• The new world was set in motion . . .
II. The Spirit of God in the Early Church (Role of Spirit)
• The Spirit of God in the NT is the life giving Spirit and the life sustaining Spirit . . . was and is the creative force behind the new humanity
• Life Giving
o Individual : Creator of the relationship between God and man
o Created reconciliation between Jew and Gentile
o On Pentecost the Spirit welcomed the Gentiles into the people of God
• Life Sustainer
o Through the giving of the gifts
o The Spirit gives gifts to the gathered community (church), to each person in the community, as a means of edifying (to build up) the body. So that we can build each other into the temple of God (Ephesians 2)
III. People of God as a Dwelling Place For The Spirit
• We are the place where heaven and earth meet
• This is why we exist, why we send people out . . . how we are the missional church
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