Some things I’ve found interesting on the web in the last 24 hours:
An interview with Michael Ruppert
Lessons from the Edge (which I identify with)
On priesthood in the NT
The case for deflation (with some stunning graphs)
That U2 concert (h/t DMK)
The exorcist, secularisation and folk piety
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A joke
What’s the difference between an economist and an astrologer?
Astrologers get some predictions right.
(I just made that up)
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Some things I’ve found interesting on the web in the last 24 hours:
An interview with Michael Ruppert
Lessons from the Edge (which I identify with)
On priesthood in the NT
The case for deflation (with some stunning graphs)
That U2 concert (h/t DMK)
The exorcist, secularisation and folk piety
Red Kite
One of the wonderful things about where we go to in Wales is the large number of Red Kites based on the farm. Magnificent creatures.
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What Phil said. 5/5
5 Deeply de-Christian doctrines
Joe tagged me with this (and the people I would tag have already been tagged, so I won’t bother). Basically, anything good which gets raised too high becomes de-Christian; anything which is less than God which starts taking on divine attributes (especially perfection) becomes idolatrous and oppressive, and thereby de-Christian. So with that said…
1. Sola Scriptura: not just meaningless but, in so far as it eclipses the truth that a human being was the incarnate Word of God, anti-Christian.
2. Papal Infallibility: ultimately it is the consensus fidelium which is infallible, but even there, there are some things which we cannot stand just yet.
3. Private Judgement: source of the ten thousand things and all manner of distress. Has a role as part of an iterative process, it cannot be a final locus of authority on its own.
4. Penal Substitution: if suggested as one possible metaphor for understanding atonement, I can just about bear it; when imposed as the only possible understanding then it is the ultimate “doctrine of man” and graceless.
5. “Family Values”: source of much of our present distress, and not something that Jesus was particularly supportive of. There is the individual in their relationship with God, and then there is the church family. Biological links come some way behind that, at least as Jesus taught.
Dunroamin
Back from a two week holiday in Wales.
Normal service will resume shortly.
Delightful video on leadership
(h/t Rob Hopkins)
Some links
Whilst my brain barely nudges out of neutral at the moment (although I have a double book review to do for the Church Times by Friday), I’m still reading a fair bit. Some interesting links:
One of the reasons why I think it’s wrong to be a partisan re Israel/Palestine:
The Dreyfus model of skills acquisition. There aren’t many things I’d claim to be proficient in using this model.
The end of contrarianism. Interesting, as I’m somewhat that way inclined 🙂
And on that subject… and also this and this and this.
Interesting long article about James Cameron.
Re: the Holy Father’s attempt to recruit some elements of Anglo-Catholicism, I thought this was funny and this was to the point.
And finally, something I’m looking forward to purchasing one day.
The Concrete Blonde/ The Last Coyote (Michael Connelly)
Slowly working my way through these and it becomes clear how far Connelly is developing in the mastery of his storytelling art, each one more satisfying than the last.