“Listen to the motor. Listen to the wheels. Listen with your ears and with your hands on the steering wheel; listen with the palm of your hand on the gear-shift lever; listen with your feet on the floor boards. Listen to the pounding old jalopy with all your senses;”
This is John Steinbeck’s [...]
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listening
Posted in religion, snapshot on April 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
government
Posted in journal, religion on April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I recently had to answer the question “What is the purpose of civil government, and how should citizens respond to civil authorities?” The question was part of a discussion of Romans 13, where Paul describes how everyone should follow the law and pay taxes, but it wasn’t anticipating a Biblical response.
I decided [...]
Two Conversations and Their Connections
Posted in film, journal, religion on February 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I returned, from a week hiatus, to the land where you can only mention God in the pledge of allegiance: public school. However, my students decided to pose some interesting questions during homeroom.
Girl: Who killed God?
Me: Nietzsche
Boy 1: Who?
Boy 2: No she means, who killed Jesus?
Me: Some Romans
Boy 1: Why?
Me: The Jews told them [...]
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