Monthly Archives: April 2008

Theologizing as Spiritual Practice

It dawned on me a few years ago, that theology is a dynamic, living thing even though we treat it as a static, immovable set of ideas. By calling it a “thing,” I’ve already set the wrong tone, because theology … Continue reading

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I’ll Send You My Dreams

Sunday before last, Dith Pran died. I’m guessing you don’t recognize him by name, but that doesn’t matter as he became famous for his actions in his own native country of Cambodia in the years following the American war in … Continue reading

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Gimme Jesus

“Preacher, can I confess something to you?” Birdie seldom uses the word, confess, in any association to her own sins, so I was skeptical of her question. More likely she meant, “Can I tell you something you might not want … Continue reading

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