Posted on October 27, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
I’ve got a friend–but he really could be any of us, he could be me–who has been deeply wounded by years of addiction. Underneath that issue are a meriad of others, the loss of a father at an early age, the upbringing by that father that was alternately over permissive and brutally exacting, the genetic imprinting [...]
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Posted on October 15, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
Years ago I flirted with the charismatic world. I suppose the farthest I ever got was Vineyard, which may only be like making it to second base, I really don’t know. During Bible college I became pretty sickened by the rank intellectualism of the seminarians I was encountering and so became a champion of headless [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
Following along in the vein of “Story” I’ve had a further thought…
What happens if you’re watching Star Wars and the camera zooms in on Luke Skywalker…he’s summoning all power of the force to battle the Emperor when…BAM! Bob, the mechanic, shoves Luke out of the way and co-opts the movie…around his plot?!? Ridiculous right? I [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
more to come on “Does the Bible Make Sense?”–I promise,and other things also (I am just slammed for the time being)….but until then…
A quote from Richard Roh
This deals with the topic of Male Spirituality and is from his book called “From Wild Man to Wise Man“:
“A masculine spirituality emphasizes movement over stillness, action over theory, [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
For those who long to take a serious journey with God the Bible becomes supremely important. I know…I know…some of you, like me, who’ve taken a more mystical journey may question that assumption–but I would say that mystical/transendental response is actually part of a reaction to the frustrating challenges the Bible presents the seeker.
Besides apparent [...]
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Posted on April 5, 2008 by Brittian Bullock
And the completed countdown…
Number 4: God’s Goal: Christ As All in All by Manfred Haller–There was a time when this would have dominated this list…it is still incredibly good; striking a tension between visionary Christology and prophetic criticism of current religious practices. Some of the most memorable quotes I know ring from this [...]
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