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Tag Archives: suffering
Theodicy in Sufjan Stevens’ New Album
I’ve always been a Sufjan Stevens fan. He is the original “Indy” kid. He used banjos before it was cool. (Have a listen here and decide for yourself.) His Christmas album is a Franklin family favorite and is usually stuck in … Continue reading
Posted in James Franklin
Tagged Christian Ethics, Church, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Stanley Hauerwas, suffering, Sufjan Stevens, The Problem of Evil, theodicy
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Life is Fleeting
Rami Shapiro once wrote a book entitled The Way of Solomon that is a translation of and commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes. In it, he translates a very familiar passage in this way: Life is fleeting, The passing of … Continue reading
Posted in Kitty Davis
Tagged Cancer, Easter, Ecclesiastes, Ethics, family values, love, Rami Shapiro, resurrection, suffering, The Way of Solomon
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A Reflection on Veteran’s Day
Throughout the entirety of the Bible, God sends us the message, “do not be afraid, I am with you.” Throughout the Gospels Jesus reinforces the this message and assures us of God’s love and commitment to human kind. “Do not … Continue reading
Posted in Erin Kirby
Tagged Church, Erin Kirby, Ethics, God, justice, love, Peace, suffering, Thanksgiving, The Episcopal Church, Veterans, Veterans Day, Worship
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the pall and the veil
In seminary we had Mass Class (which we affectionately called “Play Church”) where we learned, practiced, critiqued, and developed an individual operating theology for celebrating the Eucharist. The time came for me to be the deacon in one such practice … Continue reading
Posted in James Franklin
Tagged All Saints Day, All Saints Sunday, burse, Eucharist, everyday saints, Faith, God, God's Love, grace, Holy Spirit, I Sing a Song of the Saints of God, Jesus, Lesbia Scott, Liturgy, mental illness, pall, saints, suffering, suicide, veil
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Just Dance.
One of the more memorable movies that I have seen is a movie based on a book by Nikos Kazantzakis. The movie is Zorba the Greek. It is an amazing tale – in my opinion – of human nature in … Continue reading
Some Things Should Not Be
By Kitty Davis Last spring due to my procrastination generated from laziness, I waited rather late to prune two plants. The plants are of a hearty variety, however, so they were forgiving to me. Once I began, I worked hard, … Continue reading
Posted in Kitty Davis
Tagged Christian Ethics, God, good v evil, grace, holocaust, Jesus, nature, original sin, renewal, resurrection, suffering, theodicy
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