Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’
Book Review: Jesus
Posted by: revjmk on: February 18, 2012
Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary, by Marcus J. Borg, HarperOne, 2006, 343 pp. As I prepared to travel in the Holy Land, I thought I would want a historical resource book (or two, but I never even opened Crossan’s Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography) to accompany the places and Gospel [...]
Day Six: Strength and Beauty
Posted by: revjmk on: February 2, 2012
- In: Sabbatical
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Today was miserably chilly and pouring rain all day. The thunderstorm blew in around 4:00 a.m., and we saw whitecaps on the Sea of Galilee when we looked out the window in the morning. I was surprised by my own reaction to the weather. I expected to feel disappointed that we could not see the [...]
Day Five: Questions and Sources
Posted by: revjmk on: January 31, 2012
- In: Sabbatical
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Today has left me feeling overwhelmed—not just with the Spirit, which has been spilling over in me every day, but with new information and insights about this place and its people, both ancient and modern. In the spirit of this blog as my place for pondering rather than reporting, I will not try to recount [...]
Day Four: Exploration and Adventure
Posted by: revjmk on: January 30, 2012
- In: Sabbatical
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Today’s excursions had a spirit of exploration and adventure. We first visited the archeological site at Bethsaida, followed by a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and visit to a museum housing a first-century boat. Bethsaida sits atop an ancient tell (human-made mound), and was a fortified city back to the time of the [...]
Sabbatical
Posted by: revjmk on: January 5, 2012
- In: Deep Thoughts | Sabbatical
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After nearly 11 years in ministry, I am having my first sabbatical. I am away from my church and ministry responsibilities from the day after Christmas until the beginning of Lent. My plans are quiet and simple: travels to Virginia to see family at the holidays; time at home to read, write and reflect; travels [...]
Book Review: The Jesus of Suburbia
Posted by: revjmk on: May 16, 2011
- In: Book Reviews | Church Stuff | pop culture
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The Jesus of Suburbia: Have We Tamed the Son of God to Fit Our Lifestyle? by Mike Erre. W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson), 2006, 202 pp. I picked up this book for a couple of dollars during a quick pass through a discounted bookstore. I did not spend too much time examining it, because I [...]
Book Review: The Last Week
Posted by: revjmk on: April 26, 2011
- In: Book Reviews | preaching
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The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach about Jesus’s Final Days in Jerusalem, by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan, HarperCollins, 2006, 238 pp. While I should have read this book earlier in Lent, to have it undergird my preparations for Holy Week services, it became my Holy Week practice to read a [...]
Holy Week, Ordination and Imagination
Posted by: revjmk on: April 22, 2011
Today is Good Friday. It is also the 10th anniversary of my ordination into Christian ministry. Every year during Holy Week, I give thanks with all my heart to be a part of this pastoral life. It was March of 1989, and I was 15 years old when I first got caught up in Holy [...]
Book Review: The Irresistible Revolution
Posted by: revjmk on: March 15, 2011
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical, by Shane Claiborne, Zondervan, 2006, 367 pp. I need to read books like this on a regular basis, even though they trouble me. I actually finished reading this book over a week ago, but I have had trouble writing about it, because it challenges me to wrestle [...]
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I am a full-time pastor in the United Church of Christ, mother of a preschooler (B.), married to an aspiring academic and curmudgeon (J.). I live by faith, intuition and intellect. I follow politics, football and the Boston Red Sox. I like to talk about progressive issues, theological concerns, church life, the impact of technology and media, pop culture and books.
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