Monthly Archives: January 2013

A Head Stapling Update

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Mark Love

I have heard from several of you concerning the posts I did on the deep brain stimulation procedure I had done to address a benign essential tremor. A lot of you passed this link on to friends or family who … Continue reading →

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The Church as a Community of Discernment

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Mark Love

Jessica Woods spent time with our graduate students a few weeks ago in Portland, OR. She talked at length about the practices that she and Ryan and others have put in place to see what kind of community might emerge … Continue reading →

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Myths of Control, God, and Violence

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Mark Love

It occurred to me as I finished my last post, that I still have some things to say about this business of seeing God’s engagement with the world in terms of control. As I wrote, God’s power in the world … Continue reading →

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God is Love, Not Control

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Mark Love

I’ve had a regrettable gap between my last posts. It’s regrettable because I promised one more post in the last “series” I’ve been doing on God’s activity in the world–or better, on our ability to speak of God’s activity in … Continue reading →

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In Every Circumstance: God’s loving presence

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Mark Love

In my last few posts, I’ve been trying to drive some kinks into a simplistic bit of straight-line reasoning that too easily implicates God in the cause of events like hurricanes or mass shootings or even finding jobs, etc. In … Continue reading →

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Stuff Happens: Rain on the just and unjust

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mark Love

When a hurricane hits Haiti or ravages the east coast, I wish a Christian leader would quote Jesus, “He makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and unrighteous” (Mt 5:45). I … Continue reading →

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Taking the Name of the Lord in Vain: the dangers of simple cause and effect logic

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Mark Love

A theological pet peeve of mine is the easy indictment. By this I mean that causation is assigned to either God or Satan with a bare reading of the circumstance. Children get killed in a Connecticut school and easy assertions … Continue reading →

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