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Measuring Spirituality
BY: Denis Haack
Given the wide-spread interest in spirituality today, it probably isn’t surprising that a psychologist has proposed a way to gauge “spiritual intelligence.” But a spirituality measure requires discernment.
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Neo-pagan sexuality
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In The Matrix Reloaded, the Wachowski’s provide us a glimpse of Zion, the last refuge of the human race in the war with the machines. The temple/sex scene is crucial because it is not only in the heart of Zion, it has religious meaning as a final assembly to prepare for the last desperate battle for survival.
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Rap Artists’ Use of Women
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“Oh Dad, you are always preaching. You’re old fashioned and reading too much into these videos!” My overlooked point was that these rap music videos are not neutral. They communicate cogently clear and subtle messages. Namely, many of the rap music videos tend to objectify or de-humanize women.
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Callings: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on Vocation (William C. Placher, 2005)
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Callings is a rich resource, especially for those of us who do not have easy access to a large university library. Here in one volume is Justin Martyr, Athanasius, and Augustine; Bernard of Clairvaux, Aquinas, and Thomas á Kempis; Martin Luther, John Calvin, and William Perkins; Sren Kierkegaard, Dorothy Sayers, Karl Barth, and so many more.
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Babylon Series: Part 14 Responding to shifting sand
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Christians assume that we can keep using the same arguments to convince each generation of the truth of Christianity. But that isn’t true. If we respond to new questions with old arguments, we make Christianity appear irrelevant.
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05.01 - ------.------
CRITIQUE #1 2008 at the Printer
In your mailbox soon.
Rochester, MN
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Notes from Toad Hall #2 2008
In the works.
Rochester, MN
06.17 - 06.19
Denis speaks at Evangelical Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Baltimore, MD
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This past week I was listening again to Arcade Fire's CD Neon Bible, and was stunned all over again at the beauty of the music and the truthfulness of the lyrics. The grace of art, so precious in so broken a world, sometimes seems too much to bear.
We hope your visit to our website will somehow bring moments of grace, of truth and beauty, into your heart, mind and imagination.
Denis (for Margie, too)
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