The following eleven-minute TED Talk by Andrew Alexander combines two of my great interests: 1) story-telling and 2) changes in information technology. In particular, Alexander, a writer, founder of the Twitter Fiction Festival, and member of the News and Journalism Parternship team at...
Luke 13:10-17
posted by DJL
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free...
Oprah, Atheists, and Ambiguity
posted by DJL
You may have heard that television personality and media mogul Oprah Winfrey caused a stir recently when she seemed to dismiss Diana Nyad’s claim that she was an atheist. Nyad, who had recently completed a 53-hour solo swim from Cuba to Florida, appeared on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday program. At point during the interview she said, “I can stand at the beach’s edge with the most devout Christian, Jew, Buddhist, go on down the line, and weep with the beauty of this universe and be moved by all of humanity. All the billions of people who have lived before us, who have loved and hurt and suffered. So to me, my definition of God is...
Luke 13:1-9
posted by DJL
At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you...
Monday Mental Health Break – SPL Book Chain
posted by DJL
I love libraries. I love books. And I love complex staged wonders like the world-record setting domino book chain planned and executed by the Seattle Public Library. And so on a crazy, over-scheduled Monday, this seemed like an ideal post. Think of it as a Monday mental health break. ☺ Note: If you are receiving this post by email, you may need to click here to watch the video.
Luke 12:54-59
posted by DJL
He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain;’ and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat;’ and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the...
Dear Reader
posted by DJL
I am regularly amazed at how unrelentingly and completely relational identity is. I noticed this when my children were old enough to start figuring out who was who in our family. They would say things like, “So Aunt Nancy is Mommy’s sister and Uncle Jim is Daddy’s brother. Grammy is...
Luke 12:49-53
posted by DJL
“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed! Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! From now on, five in one...
Wonderful, Merciful Savior
posted by DJL
It’s the midpoint of the semester here at Luther Seminary. Which means it’s been a week of midterms, candidacy interviews for second-year students, approval interviews for seniors, and more. There is, at this point of the semester, often a discernible weariness you can detect on the faces of students and faculty alike. For me, it’s also the midpoint of my regular commute from our new home near Philly to the Twin Cities. Quite frankly, that commute has gone as well as I could possibly have hoped – few delayed flights, just enough time to get work done, and a cleverly arranged schedule (thank you, Office of the Registrar!) that means...
Luke 12:41-48
posted by DJL
Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?” And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master will...
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