Virgin Births and Naked Gospels
Over the past few days a couple things have happened: I’ve become supremely irritated at people constantly devaluing the virgin birth — it changes a lot if it didn’t happen! I’ve also, upon recommendation, picked up the book The Naked Gospel by Dr. Andrew Farley. I believe it’s with this book that I’ll start making more time for book reviews. As an aside, I’ve also picked up more of Peter Kreeft’s work (Socrates Meets Jesus, Making Sense out of Suffering, Three Approaches to Abortion and Back to Virtue); I find the man an engaging writer and usually spot on.
Back to essays… And after that, perhaps a few things on the virgin birth, and a book review, of course.… (Read more)
Unable to Prepare for the Journey?
It’s an Adventure, Not an Axiom.
A Story Unfolding, Not a Tale Already Told.
The Journey Counts, Not the Destination.
Right?
I came across this collection of (emergent) catchphrases during a forum discussion which happened this past weekend. There is a visual which goes along with it, which you can find here. The visual itself is, I think, self-evidently brilliant (I highly recommend you look at the visual). The attitude towards truth that these catch-phrases convey is one I can never seem to take seriously. If I have a desire, or a thirst, to know the truth, then it seems to me obvious that my ultimate end is the destination. For how can we truly be prepared for the journey when we neglect the fact of where we’re going, or hope to be going ? It’s a casual attitude, fatally flawed.… (Read more)
The Search for Answers and Meaning
Recently I’ve come to view culture and society as a search for answers and meaning. It seems to me that this is something I should have happened upon a long time ago, however, that’s of no consequence now. What this means, though, is that how I approach postmodernity within Christianity has changed some what, in the sense that, I think, I have a better understanding of what exactly is going on. I’ve tried to create an illustration or analogy to capture my thought process, so hopefully what follows does exactly that, rather than fail.
In my illustration I view reality as a very long hallway. At the end of the hallway is a door, behind which is God. All along this hallway there are many other doors. These many doors represent different attempts to find answers and meaning to life’s question and purpose. Not every culture will try every door, they … (Read more)
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