Today I am dropping my son Graham off at the airport for a 12-day business trip— an amazing adventure and work opportunity rolled into one. I’m so happy for him. But I’m also keenly aware that this will be the first Easter in 23 years that we have not celebrated all together as a family.Continue reading “Easter baskets, God, and Graham”
Category Archives: A student of faith
Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 3
In the early pages of the thesis I am laying the historical, theological framework for Homo Incurvatus in Se. The bulk of the work then connects that image to current suffering in American culture and suggests how “united in brokenness” we might be healed…. It is essential to note that it is not the subjectContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 3”
Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 2
We begin with a simple premise: “sin” is dead. Not the state of sin, of course, or our ever-proliferating sinful acts, but the word itself, and the impact of the word, which, for the better part of human history has helped individuals and communities recognize when they were “missing the mark.” In contemporary American culture,Continue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 2”
Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 1
In celebration of the completion of my MA thesis I will be sharing a sampling of excerpts over the next few weeks. As I prepare to present the work to the Theology department at the end of April, I’d love to know what speaks to you…. The Origins of Homo Incurvatus In Se Picture aContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 1”
Setting the bar
Most of us are familiar with the command “Love thy neighbor.” It’s the contracted form of “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” found in both Matthew 19:19, 22:39, and Leviticus 19:18. For those who are not familiar with—or inclined towards—scripture, it is still easy to understand—and appreciate—this principle in terms of the nearly universalContinue reading “Setting the bar”
Heather Choate Davis 