Categories
- Android (8)
- Bible Study (20)
- Children (3)
- Christian Living (41)
- Community (19)
- Connections (2)
- Contemporary Issues (41)
- Credits (1)
- Family (16)
- Friends Theology (13)
- General (15)
- Guidance (4)
- Homelessness (9)
- Humor (3)
- Meditations (8)
- Psalms (2)
- Missions (4)
- Photos (2)
- Poetry (2)
- Practical Disciplines (9)
- Prayer (6)
- Questions (13)
- Quotes (60)
- References (24)
- Reviews (14)
- Science Fiction (1)
- Tech (7)
- Theology (36)
- Women in Ministry (16)
- Travel (2)
- What am I up to? (5)
- Worship (4)
Favorite Podcasts
Links
Admin
Author Archives: Joe Ginder
Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes Du Mez
Jesus and John Wayne is the eye-catching title of a book by Kristen Kobes Du Mez. The subtitle is even more provocative: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. It’s a fine historical account written for a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Contemporary Issues, General, References, Reviews, Women in Ministry
Comments Off on Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes Du Mez
W. H. Auden on Change
We would rather be ruined than changed.We would rather die in our dreadThan climb the cross of the momentAnd let our illusions die. – W.H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety
Job 28 – Wisdom and Understanding
I tend towards reading (or listening to) scripture in wider and wider context. More at one time. Sometimes, however, a jewel can be lost in the wider scope of a ….narrative? Poetry? Whatever one wants to consider the Book of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Meditations, Quotes
Comments Off on Job 28 – Wisdom and Understanding
On the Cost of War: A Demonstration of Extreme Love and Loyalty at Great Cost
A recent trilogy of Rough Translation podcasts tells an amazing story of two people who make great sacrifices. I was struck by the display of the often unseen cost of war and violence and by the great display of love … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Issues, Family, General, Homelessness, References
Comments Off on On the Cost of War: A Demonstration of Extreme Love and Loyalty at Great Cost
The crucifixion is not a defeat.
“The crucifixion is not a defeat to be overturned by resurrection. The crucifixion is a victory revealed by resurrection.” – Brian Zahnd@BrianZahnd
Lectio Divina between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday
Well, I don’t believe any one week is holier than another, but here’s a set of links for the Long Beach Friends Church lectio divina readings from 2020 at the start of the pandemic, one for each day of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, References, Worship
Comments Off on Lectio Divina between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday
Women’s History Month articles at Barclay College
Barclay College has put out several short blog articles for Women’s History Month. Check them out! The first one is a brief comment on women in pastoral and other forms of leadership in the church and in society. It opens … Continue reading
Posted in Friends Theology, Missions, References, Women in Ministry
Comments Off on Women’s History Month articles at Barclay College
Mom (Formally Speaking)
Below is the obituary that I put together for my mother shortly after she passed in early February. It’s not really much in the way of special memories or deep thoughts – though I captured a couple of hers in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General, What am I up to?
Comments Off on Mom (Formally Speaking)
Links to a 2020 Advent series by Max Jeganathan
These brief Advent videos by Max Jeganathan are quite good. Advent 1 Advent 2 Advent 3 Advent 4
Posted in General, Meditations, References
Comments Off on Links to a 2020 Advent series by Max Jeganathan
Is Music Joy? – a Lecture by Dan Chua
This is one of the most remarkable lectures I’ve heard ever, and it is on video at YouTube! It is Dan Chua, a scholar at the University of Hong Kong considering the question, “Is Music Joy?” He is speaking in … Continue reading
Posted in References, Theology, Worship
Comments Off on Is Music Joy? – a Lecture by Dan Chua