The Post Where We Link to Stuff You May or May Not Find Interesting and/or Amusing
The Philosophy Of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel + A Discussion Of Emerging/Traditional Churches = More Fun Than A Barrel Of Monkeys.
I am WAY out of my depth here, but I think that Hegel was on to something in his “Triad” of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis (explained here). How does this work with the Traditional/Emergent debate?
Consider the Traditional as the Thesis, and the Emergent as the Antithesis. Rather than being hopelessly deadlocked at this point, what if this discussion generates a new Synthesis? Jim Belcher calls this Synthesis “Deep Church” as explained by Scot McKnight in two posts below:
And Now For Something Completely Different OR Seth Godin is Freakishly Smart
I spent several years of my life in a “cubicle farm.” Can’t say I missed it. So I found this piece interesting; that and “the boss” (read: Jonathan McIntosh) “suggested” (read: if you don’t, you will sleep with the fishes) I link it.
The Theological Ninja Opens Up A Big Ole’ Can Of You Know What
I was once was pulled over for speeding on an Air Force base when I was in the military. As such, I had to be “counseled” (the Air Force’s term) for my offense. I was “educated” on what the speed limit was and the importance of obeying it. But this missed the point. I didn’t speed because I didn’t know what the speed limit was; I broke the speed limit because I didn’t want to obey it. In other words, the problem was not lack of knowledge but sin. Generally speaking, we disobey God not because we don’t know what He wants, but because we don’t want to do it. The Theological Ninja makes the related point that just intellectually “knowing” God and His attributes will not keep us from sin. Oh, and just to make this clear: The Ninja makes this point by being ironic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony).
Cause I’m An Idiot, That’s Why (A Linkless Link)
For a little “comic relief” I was going to post a story about a dude biting another dude’s finger off during a health care rally/debate/debacle. No, really, it was his pinky. But, I can’t find the original link…cause I didn’t remember to bookmark it. And I want the post that I read (it was great, full of humor and pathos) and not some other wannabe link. So, how about this…I give you the headline and you respond appropriately:
ME: A Dude Bites Another Dude’s Pinky Off During a Healthcare Rally.
YOU: HA! I find Man’s Inhumanity Toward His Fellow Man to be Absolutely Hilarious!
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Seminary Nerd is a student at a respected Midwestern Seminary. He hopes to be a Bible Nerd when he graduates, but for now he is content with going to classes and passing along the stack of empty pizza boxes that are the Links of the Week.
