This is the time of year when we see Summer Reading Lists popping up. I just saw one this morning. These lists play a subtle magic on me until I stop and think about them. The Living Faith of the Dead. I took my sermon title from a line by Jaroslav Pelikan in.

Richard Bauckham and Trevor Hart - Hope Against Hope. Wendell Berry - The Unsettling of America. Steven Bouma-Prediger - For the Beauty of the Earth. Julia Cameron - Prayers from a Non-Believer. Brian McLaren - A Generous Orthodoxy. Lesslie Newbigin - The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. Ray Oldenberg - The Great Good Place. H Paul Santmire - Nature Reborn. Miroslav Volf - Exclusion and Embrace.

Half a Truth is Better than No Politics. Monday, February 06, 2012. Proposed Dates June 15 -18. About four hours from Toronto. Well travelled river; many accesses. About 12 sets of runnable rapids. Great location for easy fun in white water. Shuttle to Put In location.

Thursday, December 19, 2013. Do I agree with said comments? Not at all and I think the linked article from The Atlantic is correct in calling attention to the race related ones. Questions Vegans Are Tired Of Answering.

Thoughts about faith, justice, and pop culture. Stop Spiritualizing Jesus Thoughts on Poverty. Adapted from a Sermon Preached Feb. It drives me crazy when Obama says God bless America or Harper says God Bless Canada . It bothers me because I know what they are saying is that God is on their side.

Reflections on politics, public policy, theology and culture. Informed by the radical tradition of Christian witness. Encouraged by the subversive trajectory of the Gospel. Sunday, 26 May 2013. Teaching doctors to kill? One of the implications of euthanasia is that it involves teaching doctors to take life. Can we imagine teaching medical students how to administer euthanasia - how to kill their patients? Is this a problem though? Links to this post. Monday, 15 April 2013.

Dark night of the soul. Renewing our models of reality. What is the devil? .

The blogging home of tim west. September 11, 2010 in Christianity. May such empathy help lay a foundation for understanding that leads to peace in the face of the fear and tension felt by so many around the country. August 21, 2010 in movies. Well, hello, SPOILERS. Is a clever variation on.

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