William H. Willimon, Methodist Bishop and co-author of Resident Aliens (and other books that I haven't read), is now blogging. I found out from Jordon Cooper. I am going to go ahead and suggest checking it out regularly.
A Peculiar Prophet
Friday, October 27, 2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Marriage and 'The End of the World'
I was in Raleigh, NC, this weekend for the wedding of my good friends Ryan and Anna. It was probably the nicest wedding I've ever been to. It was over-the-top fancy and I haven't eaten better hors d'oeuvres in my life. It was also my first non-groomsman involvement in a wedding. I was a 'reader'. I warmed up the crowd with Revelation 21:1-5 before Doctor Steven Scott Garber (as the program very nicely spelled out) took it home with an amazing homily.
I love homilies that include readings from Wendell Berry and no one can read Berry aloud like Garber (I think it was a selection from Hannah Coulter but I'll have to check on that). The homily had a simple but profound point: In your marriage-to-be what is your telos, and what praxis is sufficient to get you there?
Perhaps it was appropriate that I read from Revelation before Garber got up to speak. All joking aside, I did warm up the crowd with those 5 verses:
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
But what is our praxis?
I love homilies that include readings from Wendell Berry and no one can read Berry aloud like Garber (I think it was a selection from Hannah Coulter but I'll have to check on that). The homily had a simple but profound point: In your marriage-to-be what is your telos, and what praxis is sufficient to get you there?
Perhaps it was appropriate that I read from Revelation before Garber got up to speak. All joking aside, I did warm up the crowd with those 5 verses:
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."
That is our telos. Left Behind? I think not.But what is our praxis?
Friday, October 06, 2006
Amen!
This man has been alive for four of my lifetimes.
WASHINGTON -- Thinking about retiring? Waldo McBurney of Quinter, Kan., isn't. In fact, the 104-year-old has just been honored as America's oldest worker by Experience Works, a group that provides training and employment services for seniors. A 1927 graduate of Kansas State Agricultural College, which is now Kansas State University, McBurney had a nearly 25-year career in agriculture. He now works as a beekeeper. In the last few years he's maintained as many as 100 colonies. But that's just part of his story. McBurney began long-distance running at 65, and running competitively at 75. At age 80, he set a Kansas state record for the 10-mile run for runners his age and went on to set records in running, long jump, discus and shot-put into his 90s and 100s at the Senior Olympics.
Retirement? McBurney said, "I can't find it in my Bible."
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.
104-Year-Old Named America's Oldest Worker
POSTED: 7:55 am EDT October 5, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Thinking about retiring? Waldo McBurney of Quinter, Kan., isn't. In fact, the 104-year-old has just been honored as America's oldest worker by Experience Works, a group that provides training and employment services for seniors. A 1927 graduate of Kansas State Agricultural College, which is now Kansas State University, McBurney had a nearly 25-year career in agriculture. He now works as a beekeeper. In the last few years he's maintained as many as 100 colonies. But that's just part of his story. McBurney began long-distance running at 65, and running competitively at 75. At age 80, he set a Kansas state record for the 10-mile run for runners his age and went on to set records in running, long jump, discus and shot-put into his 90s and 100s at the Senior Olympics.
Retirement? McBurney said, "I can't find it in my Bible."
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
America's Young Theologian
I wanted to point everyone to a great post about a guy named Walton. As you'll see it's not really about Walton, but it has everything to do with Walton. You can read it at America's Young Theologian.
"People with disabilities don't suffer from being disabled...they suffer from us." - Stanley Hauerwas
"People with disabilities don't suffer from being disabled...they suffer from us." - Stanley Hauerwas
Monday, October 02, 2006
New Website
Hey everyone. I hope you're doing well.
My friend Matt, along with myself and a few other close friends (although Matt did all the work), has started a new blog devoted to the idea of doing business as Christians. It can be found at http://churchinbusiness.blogspot.com . I'm excited to be a 'contributor' to this forum even though my experience in the business world is short and a few years old now. There should be some good ideas generated and hopefully some lively discussion. Check it out.
My friend Matt, along with myself and a few other close friends (although Matt did all the work), has started a new blog devoted to the idea of doing business as Christians. It can be found at http://churchinbusiness.blogspot.com . I'm excited to be a 'contributor' to this forum even though my experience in the business world is short and a few years old now. There should be some good ideas generated and hopefully some lively discussion. Check it out.
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