Just before the weekend, the Guardian and the Huffington Post reported that Justin Welby, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, sometimes doubts the existence of God. When I saw this story pop up on my Facebook newsfeed I almost neglected to read the article. “So what?” was my initial thought. Making this a news story stems from a fundamental misunderstanding about what faith actually is. However, for the Huffington Post this is apparently a rather surprising...
A few weeks ago, the news went viral that Hello Kitty is not a cat, but is actually a 3rd grade girl from London. Growing up as a Sanrio fan as a little girl, I was quite shocked to hear the news about Hello Kitty. It didn’t make any sense to me, since she has cat-like ears and whiskers, so I’ve always assumed she was a cat. I discussed this news with a coworker, and...
Last weekend, my wife and I went to see Boyhood, a phenomenal film by Richard Linklater about a boy, Mason, growing up. The beauty and magic of the film is that it was shot over the course of 12 years, with the actors aging as the story progresses. No aging make up necessary. No change of actors for flashbacks or flash forwards. Simply, it is a story of one boy’s life that meanders through moments, important and insignificant. There’s...
I am a product of my culture – born and raised in a predominantly white suburban town, went to a predominantly white evangelical church, attended a predominantly white evangelical Christian college, and served at a predominantly white suburban church for 5 years. I could be a poster boy for white evangelicalism, if they had posters and needed boys to put on them. For most of my life, I’ve been thankful for the ways evangelical culture has shaped,...
Gather ‘round ye children, come Listen to the old, old story Of the pow’r of death undone By an infant born of glory Son of God, Son of Man The world seems really, really messed up right now. The truth surely is that it’s always been this messed up, but we just have media outlets to highlight the depravity, to showcase murder and make celebrities (as awful as that sounds) of terrorists. Truth is,...
A friend and I are working on a Digital Humanities Project called AncientThought.com and we are currently looking for contributors. I am currently serving as the Pauline Editor and my task is to round up people involved in work at the post-grad level (or beyond) that would be willing to contribute a short (500-1,500 words) essay on a variety of topics in Pauline studies. If you are interested in contributing to this great project please contact...
The University of Aberdeen (in Scotland) will be hosting a conference on the legacy of the Reformation, entitled, The Freedom of a Christian Ethicist. It looks like a fantastic conference and if I hadn’t just moved across the pond I’d be very keen to check it out. The conference will be held 24–25 October, 2014 and the registration fee is only 20 GBP. Here is the promotional flyer. ...
This past week my family and I had the great blessing of attending a famous Christian conference that has been held for over 139 years in the same place here in the UK. The conference itself is named after the city of Keswick which is situated right in the middle of the Lake District, one of the most beautiful places in England. The blessing itself didn’t have as much to do with the conference as...
This past Friday (July 11), the sports world received something far greater than free Slurpees (7/11 day) with the much anticipated announcement from LeBron James. Instead of returning to Miami in an attempt to continue the Heat’s near monopoly on the Eastern Conference, LeBron decided to return to Cleveland. I’d guess that most of you reading this post are already familiar with this story and perhaps you’ve already read his personalized letter for Sports Illustrated....
The other day I stumbled across Aristotle’s types of friendship. Aristotle noted that there are three forms of friendship: utility, pleasure, and virtue. A friendship based on utility is one in which both parties benefit or gain something from the relationship, like business partners. A friendship based on pleasure is one in which both parties find the other person maximizes their own pleasure, like two friends who enjoy each other’s wit and humor. A friendship...
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