Oh Lord! You can’t say ‘Oh’ instead of ‘Lord’? (nature of language)

On the TV show ‘The Voice’ last night, the final 8 contestants did a rendition of the popular hymn  “Will The Circle Be Unbroken?”  The controversy came, not because they were singing a religious song but because the producers of the show changed a word - an important word.  They swapped out … Read more about Oh Lord! You can’t say ‘Oh’ instead of ‘Lord’? (nature of language)

When God Is Too Powerful

A dear friend of mine is in her final semester of a psychology degree. Somehow Martin Buber came up. The  famous work  of the Jewish thinker  - “I and Thou” -  is such a powerful idea from the early 20th century that is resonates in both psychology and theology. Keith Ward explains in God: a … Read more about When God Is Too Powerful

A Pope from the Southern Hemisphere! This is a game-changer

For those of us from missionary backgrounds, we have saying (myself for almost 2 decades) that if when the Catholic Church elects a pope from the Southern Hemisphere - S. America, Africa, Asia, or Islands - that is would be a game changer.  Well that has happened.   Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina … Read more about A Pope from the Southern Hemisphere! This is a game-changer

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