Gulf War Oil Spill

According to Wiki:

The Gulf War oil spill is regarded as the largest oil spill in history, resulting from the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Well, we may be on pace to beat it.

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Bishop’s Fate Drawing Near

Diocese of Durham: Diocesan Synod, May 21 2010

But this will be my last Diocesan Synod, and I want to pay grateful tribute to those who have faithfully carried the administrative work of the Diocese over the last seven years, not least the Diocesan Secretary and his colleagues in the office, the successive Chairs of the Houses of Clergy and Laity, and the DBF and especially its Chair, and to you in Synod past and present.

Only a matter of time. I wonder what’s really going on behind the scenes? I’ve always appreciated that fact that he (N.T Wright) had a foot in both avenues- academic and church- but I’m happy to see him return to teaching, research and writing full-time.

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Interview With N.T Wright by Center of Theological Inquiry

January 28, 2010
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Parables, God’s Kingdom and Being Genuinely Human

January 22, 2010

Finally, something worth writing about occurred in class today. Yes, a notable discussion in my parables lecture/class. As I’ve said before, above everything else, the primary message on the Gospel letters is the Kingdom of God. This doesn’t change as you examine the parables; the backdrop of the parables is the Kingdom. They inform us [...]

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Quote from Abraham Heschel “God in Search of Man”

November 25, 2009

Taken from the subsection titled “The self understanding of Religion.” Such self-understanding is necessary for many reasons. Original teachings of religion are not given in rational, dogmatic terms but in indicative expressions. It is therefore necessary to explicate their meanings. Moreover, since they have been expressed in an ancient language, one must carefully penetrate the [...]

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Did Jesus Teach A Religion Of Death?

November 14, 2009

I’m impressed with Abraham Heschel talk here on culture, religion, man and God. This interview is loaded with both captivating and inspiring thoughts. There’s four parts on youtube but only three of them actually show Dr Heschel talking. The entire interview runs about 55 minutes, and I’d love to get my hands a copy. Is [...]

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Some Thoughts on Resurrection: Paul’s Letters

October 27, 2009

As already mentioned, I’m reading N.T Wright’s book titled “The Resurrection of The Son of God.” I’m pretty convinced most Christians still haven’t heard of Wright, which is slowly changing, thanks to some in the reformed Christian camps.

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Zimbardo’s interview with Stephen

October 20, 2009

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Philip Zimbardo www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor

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Churches Murder and Torture Thousands of Children

October 18, 2009

I stumble upon an article in the Los Angeles Times, I”m usually not surprised by things anymore but this is beyond words. This article is titled “Churches involved in torture, murder of thousands of African children denounced as witches.” Here’s a disgusting example what happens when people take certain isolated verses “literally.” Some the images [...]

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Do Conservatives Hate America?

October 15, 2009

Why Do Conservatives Hate America? Read the article here The following reaction was posted on my Facebook wall here Well, I don’t think they hate America. What is America? Is it just one ethnic group or one religious belief system or one political stance? No, embrace diversity and realize we’re free to be different. Peo [...]

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Thoughts and Reactions on Wright’s Resurrection of the Son of God

October 13, 2009

The section is titled “Blessed (and Disembodied) Immortality He opens with the differences in Judaism at the time of Jesus and later, Paul. The reality is, after Alexander the Great changed the game: cultural, social and political structures. Even ”faithful“ Jews that resisted assimilation still found themselves within Hellenistic Judaism. ”By the time of the [...]

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Happenings, Links and Random

October 12, 2009

Here’s a interesting read from the Telegraph:  God is not the Creator, claims academic I wrote this on my Facebook wall: Yeah, this is interesting and that’s the point of new interpretations and conclusions in the academic arena, getting heard or being published is about  something something new and different. The other problem, it’s hard [...]

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Minimalist Theology, Living, Big Picture Thinking, Plus More

October 2, 2009

Minimalist blogs are to blame. But what would it look like if we tried to put theology, christian worldview and christian living into a minimalist framework. For minimalists, it’s only about the essentials or “bare essentials.” Scholars say Christianity has become about “theological purity.” What do you think? Is Christianity about a specific set of [...]

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Gregorian Chants and George Winston.

September 21, 2009

Trying doing some work to that. Not too shabby.

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Quote from Wright’s Resurrection and The Son of God

September 16, 2009

We should note the difference, at this point, between the promise of ‘heaven’, seen as a post-moterm comfort offered by the wealthy and powerful to the poor and powerless, on the one hand, and resurrection on the other. Resurrection is precisely concerned with the present world and its renewal, not with escaping the present world [...]

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