Dear Wormwood, Seeing as your Uncle Screwtape is busy after being promoted to a particular world leader, he has handed you over to me. Now, my dear Wormwood, I see that the possibility of a human war, and all that leads up to it, has enticed you. It is of vital importance to your mission that you remember your greatest weapon: a worldly contentedness. Perhaps you wonder, “But what sort of man would be content...
I follow Paul, I follow Peter, I follow Apollos, I follow Christ. So Paul famously describes the leader-based factions developing in the Corinthian church. Like many of you, I like to think that if I were there, I would be in that Group 4 that says, “I follow Christ.” Maybe Group 4 was earnest, maybe they were being snarky, or maybe they were peacemakers trying to center the factions around what was important (if they...
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy’s Fruit of Lips is biblical theology done in the mode of T.S. Eliot. The Four Quartets is the only thing like it that I have read. The title comes from the promise in Isaiah 57.19, “I create the fruit of lips,” and its fulfillment in ecclesial life in Hebrews 13.15, “Through Jesus, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.” The book is a...
Alan Turing (1912–1954) is kind of a big deal around Manchester, especially at the University. Whenever I have guests visiting me here, I always make it a point to tell them about Alan Turing and to show them some his old office on campus. I’ll give a (very) brief bio about Alan Turing before mentioning some sights in his honour one might encounter around the University. Who was Alan Turing? I’ll just share a few...
(Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen Black Panther, this post definitely has some spoilers.) In most movies, bad guys aren’t usually right. Especially in superhero movies, the hero always prevails against the very evil villain. The theme of good vs. evil is one that resonates with us, because we want to see the good guy save the day, and we want to see the defeat of the enemy. However, the story of Black Panther differs....
Part of what comes with moving across the world is the acquiring of new traditions. For instance, just as the language is slightly different, so are the holidays. There is certainly no Independence Day on 4th of July, but England does have its own “Bonfire Night” or “Guy Fawkes day” which conversely memorializes the failure of the Gunpowder plot (It’s very British of them to celebrate keeping things as usual). I also had to find...
I’m not sure about you, but I’m not a fan of holiday shopping. I either do it early in-person or do it all online. When I do give gifts, I can tell the recipients that I’ve been planning all year! In all honesty, it’s somewhat true because in my mind, a snapshot of previous year’s holiday sales gives me ideas for the following year. During the recent holiday sales, one product in particular caught my...
Let the one who has ears to hear, hear; and the one who has the power to act, act. What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say ‘thoughts and prayers’ but do not have works? Can ‘thoughts and prayers’ save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their...
Three years ago today, I envisioned that 2018 would consist of finishing a Master’s degree and beginning a Ph.D. program in Theology and Christian Ethics en route to becoming a professor of Christian Ethics at a prestigious university’s divinity school. Two months ago, I envisioned that 2018 and the few years following would consist of a teaching stint that would last a few years at least. However, I recently resigned from my teaching role amid physical...
My Valentine’s day was slightly out of the ordinary. My girlfriend scheduled an oil change by accident and we ended up spending Valentine’s day at the Toyota dealership and Dunkin’ Donuts. Afterwards, we went to our evening classes. My Professor threw confetti at me and gave me candy when I read ἀγάπη. It was a strange night. The Professor was the second of three we would have for our course. My girlfriend and I left,...
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