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A Morning Prayer (and its backstory)
Ground me in your love, And fill me with your grace, That it may overflow and fill those around me. Help me be faithful As you are faithful. Guide me in your wisdom. Grant me right judgment, Wielded with mercy … Continue reading
So much internet, so little time
Here’s a roundup of some good stuff I’ve read lately: – Why English majors make lousy fundamentalists calls out seven key elements of approaching scripture as literature, and how they shape interpretation. Here’s a snippet: An English major assumes that … Continue reading
Posted in Roundup
Tagged bishops, body, church and state, ecclesiology, elizabeth johnson, feminist, hermeneutics, practice
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Ready for Lent?
Ready or not, here we go: Lent starts this Wednesday. Are you ready? Have you got a Lenten practice in mind, a particular form of the traditional Lenten practices prayer, fasting, and almsgiving? Are you giving something up? Taking something … Continue reading
Lectionary Reflection: Keep on keepin’ on, and when you can’t keep on no more, get some help
I loved today’s first reading from Exodus 17. When Moses has his hands lifted up to God, Israel prevails; when he lets his hands rest, Amalek prevails. So what does he do? Well, actually, the question is, what do Aaron … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiology, Lectionary reflection, Scripture
Tagged community, Ex 17, OT 29C, practice, prayer
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Brad Rothrock on Practice, Power, and Neutrality
Brad Rothrock certainly has some finely crafted phrases in his latest response to the discussion sparked by America’s policy on labeling Catholics. I particularly admired this discussion (emphasis mine) involving the practice of the faith: Is faith belief that then … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Ecclesiology, Feminist theology
Tagged faith, labels, neutrality, power, practice
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Notes on L. Gregory Jones’ Beliefs, Desires, Practices, and the Ends of Theological Education
Jones, L. Gregory. “Beliefs, Desires, Practices, and the Ends of Theological Education.” in Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life. eds. Miroslav Volf and Dorothy C. Bass. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. 2002. L. Gregory Jones argues convincingly from biblical and … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiology, Theological anthropology
Tagged christian life, church and world, education, l. gregory jones, mimetic, practice, thesis
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Reflections on Serene Jones’ Graced Practices: Excellence and Freedom in Christian Life
Jones, Serene. “Graced Practices: Excellence and Freedom in Christian Life.” in Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life. eds. Miroslav Volf and Dorothy C. Bass. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. 2002. Serene Jones interprets Christian practice in terms of the Reformed … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiology, Feminist theology, soteriology
Tagged Alison, identity, jones, justification, mimetic, practice, sanctification, thesis
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Reflections on Pauw’s Attending to the Gaps between Beliefs and Practices
Pauw, Amy Plantinga. “Attending to the Gaps between Beliefs and Practices.” Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life. eds. Miroslav Volf and Dorothy C. Bass. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. 2002. Amy Plantinga Pauw argues for a significant affective element in … Continue reading
Bedford on Practice and Discernment
I define “a practice of the Christian faith” as a purposeful, creative outworking of a sequence of steps that empower persons in community better to proceed [pro-seguir] along the way of Jesus Christ. Negatively, to be engaged in such a … Continue reading
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Tagged discernment, hermeneutic of suspicion, practice, structural sin, thesis
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