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Monthly Archives: May 2009
A Hermeneutical Key to the Book of Hebrews 4
There is a final avenue of exploration of the message of Hebrews that I would like to explore in terms of the anthropological concept of liminality, and that is how the author envisioned his readers conducting their earthly lives. Attitude … Continue reading
Obama's Brandenburg Gate
President Obama will address the Muslim world from Cairo, Egypt on June 4. To put this in perspective, here are some incidents that have occurred in Egypt since the May 8 announcement that Cairo would be the site of Mr. … Continue reading
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A Hermeneutical Key to the Book of Hebrews 3
Liminality, the limbo of statuslessness one experiences in rites of passage the world over, is a fitting interpretive grid through which to read the cultic depiction of Christian existence in the book of Hebrews. To be sure, it is not … Continue reading
A Hermeneutical Key to the Book of Hebrews 2
Since the author of Hebrews chose to express his vision of the Christian life in cultic categories, we should do him the favor of accepting that these categories were important for him and indeed a key to understanding his message. … Continue reading
Laodicean
The winning word in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee was “laodicean,” defined as “lukewarm or indifferent, particularly in matters of politics or religion.” Congratulations to eighth-grader Kavya Shivashankar for spelling it correctly. The word comes from a passage in … Continue reading
A Hermeneutical Key to the Book of Hebrews 1
What good is ritual? Doesn’t ritual get in the way of directly encountering the risen Christ in worship and turn Christians into numbed automatons who merely go through the motions, all the while becoming more and more dependent on an … Continue reading
Posted in Life as Prayer, New Testament
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Pretty Much Sums It Up
Deadlines looming, but this post by Johnny Pierce deserves a link: “Five ways to enliven the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting this year” 1. As a point of order, ask if Louisville, Ky., was freely chosen by a planning committee … Continue reading
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My Favorite Baptist Contemplative
My favorite Baptist contemplative at last has a presence on the Web. If you’re unfamiliar with Jeanie Miley, do take the opportunity to become acquainted with her unique blend of “Bible study, the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, contemplative prayer … Continue reading
Posted in Life as Prayer, Private Devotion
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Gifted Education
Two weeks until press deadlines are finally behind me (for a while). I’m also working off-blog on the chronology of the ancient world, partly in preparation for a series of lessons I’ll be teaching at my church this summer, and … Continue reading
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Can the Blood of Jesus Make You Sick?
I don’t mean this to sound snarky, but I’m seriously confused by stories coming out of places like Palm Beach, Peoria, and Austin that their respective Catholic archdioceses are recommending worshipers not receive the precious Blood of Christ from a … Continue reading
Posted in +The Breaking of Bread, Theology
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