All Blog Posts for December, 2011

Monday digest

Dec 05, 2011

New today from the Century.

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Israel's God's bodied love continues world-making

The gospel in seven words or less

Dec 02, 2011 by Walter Brueggemann

I used only six words; I rested on the seventh.

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Kenda Creasy Dean on what it means to be almost Christian

Our feel good, be nice, self-centered gospel

Dec 02, 2011 by Carol Howard Merritt

What are today’s youth saying about their faith? How does what they profess compare to our historic creeds? What are they saying about the beliefs of their parents?

Friday digest

Dec 02, 2011

New today from the Century.

My picks for best new music

Dec 01, 2011 by Steve Thorngate

The Century's "Christmas picks" issue is out; it includes my annotated list of best (popular) music of the year.

Thursday digest

Dec 01, 2011

New today (and yesterday) from the Century.

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God's ironic hatred in Romans 9?

Dec 01, 2011 by James F. McGrath

This past Sunday in my Sunday school class, we reached Romans 9. I was struck recently for the first time by the possibility that Paul’s use of texts in this section might be profoundly and perhaps intentionally ironic.

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