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Touching God’s Face
In Genesis 32 we find a strange story that involves a man named Jacob wrestling a real live angel. Jacob was returning to his boyhood home to face his brother Esau, from whom he had been estranged for many years. An angel appeared and wrestled him to the ground. Surprisingly, Jacob held his own in...
Peak Experiences
The Bible assures us in Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” This makes me think of my final year at Princeton Theological Seminary. In order to graduate, I had certain required courses. “Educational Psychology,” not the most exciting course in the catalog, was one. The first day of class, Dr. James Loder,...
Surprise Theological Inspections
I was in the habit of going to a monastery roughly once a month for a spiritual retreat. I would arrive early in the day to pray, journal, and take long walks in the woods, and leave late in the afternoon. (Ironically enough for a Protestant, I’ve found that some of my greatest spiritual insights...
Lady Gaga and the Pornification of America
“This mornig my little 8 year old sister…scremed to the tope of her lungs ‘ ! I LOVE LADY GAGA TILL DEATH!’ over and over agin HISTERICLY and crying because she saw a lady gaga video…now she cant talk HEY BUT I LOVE HER TWO HAHAHA.” — Lady Gaga Facebook fan With a record-breaking 17...
When The Koran Isn’t The Issue Anymore
On Thursday, Rev. Terry Jones’ nixed his plan to lead his congregants in burning the Koran on Sept. 11. Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan and others beseeched Jones to cancel the burning of Islam’s holiest text. According to Time.com, Jones “decided to cancel his protest because the leader of a...
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