“Love demands a decision” writes Joe Hoover. He gets us there by cutting us with both of love’s sharp edges: the particular and the general, the individual and the universal, the romantic and the occupy.
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Writing Gratitude
Tim O’Brien takes us back to grammar school as he remembers being taught to be thankful – and to really look – in an homage to a former Professor.
The Philippi Sessions & Alan Lomax
Paddy Gilger, who claims to have been a hipster before hipsters were hipsters, takes us back to the origins of Dylan, the Delta blues, and the New Testament.
Otis Will Make You A Better Lover
He’s a man in the habit of making outrageous promises. Perry Petrich, in perfect form, offers up a doozy.
Tebowing: a Reflection on Precision and Prayer
During a recent visit to my hometown, I was intrigued (and more than a little amused) to note the amount of time and energy that my friends and family expended on their like and/or dislike of now infamous Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.
Hacking A Refrigerator
What? Was that a commercial for the US mail? The sometimes jaded Matt Dunch shows why the foundations of our brick and mortar Church remain strong in our digital age.
There’s No App for That
To what do we turn when we regret not reaching out? Tim O’Brien offers some reflections via the NY Times Magazine
Christology Part 1: Ecce Homo
Paul Lickteig answers the question every lo-fi rock fan asked when they first heard Neutral Milk Hotel sing: “I love you, Jesus Christ”, namely, WTF?
Mavis Staples, Mediatrix of Grace
A four-part harmony led by Mavis’ silky baritone sounds out more than a touch of the divine for Herr Perry Petrich
Conversion Stories: Adapting Woody Allen
Tim O’Brien tells the story of a little Carmelite Church that once beckoned to poet Sally Read.