Month: February 2007
The Earth Was Warm Before Global Warming Was Cool.
Diana Butler Bass: Giving Up Lent for Lent
In seminary, one of my friends eagerly awaited his yearly celebration of Lent, calling it his “favorite church season.” Since Lent starts with a morbid reminder of human mortality – “remember you are dust and to dust you shall return” – I always wondered if he needed therapy more than ashes on his forehead. As Christmas faded into fond memory, I dreaded Lent’s approach. Only it stood between Easter and me. Forty days of guilt whenever I ate chocolate. …
The Importance of World-Views
One of the most important things that christians need to get sorted out in their thinking is the issue of world-view. By this I mean, what is it that we use as the filter to understand the world and our lives?
At the time of the Reformation this was expressed in terms of authority. What do we look to as the final source of knowledge, revelation and instruction for life? …
New Life Narrabri 