Posted on December 29, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
Ten books this year that I found worthwhile and inspirational…
While I do not agree with all the conclusions that the various authors come to (if they come to one at all), I was challenged by each of their perspectives and offerings.
These books were both prescriptive towards a new reality in my life, and descriptive of [...]
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Posted on December 4, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
So…I’ve been reading a book called MetaVista, which has got me thinking…and looking around on the web for other people’s thoughts on it as well. These folks said it way better than I could, so I’m going to quote them:
Metavista by Colin Greene and Martin Robinson, which has a lot to say about the importance [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
Several posts later…and a slough of comments…
Was Jesus political? Was his message, in his day–to his disciples and the earliest communities of his apprentices–one that took him and them into radical collision with the Empire of their day? Conversely, will that same message, if taken seriously by his friends and followers today, lead us into [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
More people than I can number or name entrust me with their confession of (non)faith. Oh, it’s not exactly that they’re faithless. Actually they tend to be far more faith filled than the religions they are shedding. They are scared and uncertain, tired or bored, confused or distressed; they don’t readily see the final “vision”; [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
I’ve been reading through the Gospels again and was struck, once more, by the last verses in the 1st chapter of John. It’s such a wonderful and symbolic picture of discipleship for me.
The lamb of God is identified by John the Baptist as being present in the world, the Father has inaugurated His son’s ministry [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
naked, poor I come to u. casting all my cares on u. master, won’t u teach me your ways? wretched, blind I run to u. pressing on towards knowing u. master won’t u teach me your ways?
take me on! take me on! i gladly lay down my life–following u.
touch [...]
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Posted on April 1, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
I don’t know about you but I find myself cheering when Jesus tells the oppressed that they’re the real lucky ones; when he ends up reminding the law loving legalists that they cannot possibly attempt to fulfill all the commandments and are therefore hypocrites or when he extends a disarming hand up to a guilty [...]
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