Posts from the Blog of an (un)Tamed Cynic
This is a sermon I preached yesterday. The text is Acts 9:36-43. Eleven days ago violent storms ripped through many parts of our country. I remember seeing a news report about a massive tornado in northern Arkansas that, among other buildings and homes, completely destroyed a church. No one was injured, but I couldn’t help [...]
Was it providential (or synchronistic) that this devotion I wrote over a month ago would come out two days after Richard Mourdock’s comments about God’s causality when it comes to rape and conception? In any event, here is another reflection on suffering and divine causality. This appears as today’s Fourth Church Daily Devotion, part of [...]
Debates about abortion aren’t typically in my wheelhouse, but reflecting on God’s activity in the world is. In particular, I am consistently fascinated—and mostly perplexed—by the theological concept of providence, the notion that God somehow controls all aspects of human history. Yesterday an Indiana Republican running for the Senate related a strong understanding of God’s [...]
Every now and then, I use this blog to toss out an idea that is just beginning to bake in my head. This is one of those occasions. As if I need another project to work on. For years, I have been fascinated by the theological issue of providence. It seems to me that life [...]
When I first saw the trailer for The Cabin in the Woods, I didn’t really think much of it. It looked like another typical contemporary horror movie. But after reading several glowing reviews for it, I decided to check it out yesterday. While I wasn’t as surprised by the big twist as many reviewers indicated [...]
