conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

wednesday linkage

Abba Poemen said of Abba Nisterus that he was like the serpent of brass which Moses made for the healing of the people: he possessed all virtue and without speaking, he healed everyone.

Welcome to Wednesday Linkage! I know that you have been waiting anxiously since last week to see what e-gems I have uncovered for you. There's a lot out there people. I could not include all I wanted to because at some point I actually work. Heh.

No. Really. I do.

faculty news

I have added Sr. Julie Vieira, IHM to the faculty of St Cyprian's.

fun conversations

In Rites or Wrongs, Jorge is talking about the Latin Mass and liturgical diversity.
AKMA is all a'twitter for Wilmette.
Bryan Peters is blogging about Reformed theology and pacifism. "Total depravity" suggests that no one has the proper judgment to use a weapon righteously.
Geoff wants us to know that Christian is not an adjective.

somewhat current events

The NY Times has this article about rebuilding Riverside Church...and liberal mainline Protestantism in the process.

Spiritualpolitique?!

There is only one word for American foreign policy elites, Democratic and Republican, left and right, who downplay or disregard religion to their peril, ours--and the world's--in deference to the dogma that being faith-free promotes objectivity: preposterous.

The ideology of "gunism"...

Emotions of extreme attachment to and even sacralization of the gun pervade American society, and commercial interests shamelessly manipulate those emotions to produce wildly self-destructive policies.

Here is a link to a 2006 article on the Emergent Church. I think it is pretty good...current even.
They found Herod's tomb. Interesting. You can read the Trib here.
Is there hope for the church? This guy thinks so.
Northern mourns the loss of Bob Webber...There is a memorial page as well. Follow the links.

sermons

This is Jeff's offering for the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

To love and honour Christ is to live a virtuous life in the service of others...it is to bring others to the knowledge and love of God through Christ. It is to love and cherish Christ by being a disciple.

The Rev Ref+ has this to say about the readings.

Labeling people heretic or a non-Christian because they don't measure up to your litmus test doesn't engender lots of love. Getting into holy wars over who is and who isn't a disciple isn't exactly showing the love of Christ.

the video of the week

Posted by tripp at May 9, 2007 05:27 AM