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Wednesday, June 1st, 2005(Well, maybe you won’t, but …) Bono’s making waves for kind words about President Bush and — gasp! — Senator Jesse Helms. It takes courage for any celebrity, but especially one of the world’s biggest rock stars and its most outspoken activist, to speak kindly about archconservatives like W and Helms. But he manages to [...]
under PRESSURE
Wednesday, June 1st, 2005Any Freudian insights here? Normally I loathe David Bowie’s music, but the hook to his song “Under Pressure” has been pulsating in my mind for the last hour. So I looked up the lyrics and found these, which I never knew before: Insanity laughs under pressure we’re cracking Can’t we give ourselves one more chance? [...]
Am I Gay?
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005Last week, two friends of mine — one from California and one from the Bible Belt — mentioned that their respective 7 year old sons asked what it means to be gay. One framed the question as, “Am I gay?” Children that age should not have to stress sexuality — gay, straight or otherwise. Sex [...]
Hip Hop prophets
Thursday, May 12th, 2005From Jesus and the Hip Hop Prophets, by John Teter and Alex Gee (IVP, 2003): “The biographies of Jesus … include a story about three astrologers…. They were the first ones to figure out what God was up to, beacuse God wanted them on the inside. God could have communicated with them any way…. But [...]
“When I became a man”
Monday, May 9th, 2005Note to readers: This post starts rambling at the end and needs to be edited. Feel free to peruse it in its unfinished state or come back later for a bit more refinement. ——— Friday I fired off a quick post about needing prayer. Thanks to those who prayed. Today was an interesting day. Long [...]
The manifold wisdom of God
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005“His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known … according to his eternal purpose …” (Ephesians 3:10-11) What a colorful concept, the “manifold” wisdom of God. I always imagined a sheet of paper folded many times into a tiny fraction of its former size, getting unfolded [...]
A new kind of Christian
Monday, May 2nd, 2005… keeps his word, unlike my promise to blog about Brian McLaren’s book of the same title when I read it last month. MK reminded me of my transgression so I’ll make an introductory comment beyond the half dozen or so brief references weeks ago. God’s timing remains ever mysterious to me. When it seems [...]
Bittersweet
Monday, April 18th, 2005Today is bittersweet for the Vecchione clan. Nonna is being released from the hospital after surviving several life scares last week — the good news. But she returns home with a pancreatic cancer diagnosis and the textbook prognosis of 0-6 months to live. The impact of the news gripped me last Thursday. Hearing the MercyMe [...]
R.I.P. Holy Father
Tuesday, April 5th, 2005Three things have struck me about the passing of Pope John Paul II on Saturday. First, the extraordinary love Catholics and nonCatholics worldwide feel for this man. The concensus of those he touched on a personal level seems to be that he genuinely cared about them and wasn’t afraid to meet them on their terms. [...]
A journey or a destination?
Monday, April 4th, 2005Jesus invited the disciples to, “Come, follow me.” He never really said where, just spoke vaguely about the Kingdom of Heaven. God told Abraham to leave Ur and “Go,” but, again, refused to say where exactly. Moses followed a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night, but after 400 years of Egyptian slavery, [...]
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