January 30th
Well, it's been a busy few days for us, so here's what we've been up to (besides trying to keep warm - it's cold out there!)
Last week we went to Prince George on a house-hunting expedition,...
January 22nd
Okay, I've got one final post on Ross's book. As you can see, there's a lot of stuff in here that I've found helpful, and it's been a good exercise for me to try to summarize it for myself and...
As I mentioned in a previous post, Ross is a realist, and he honestly assesses the changes in society which necessitate changes in Native culture. The 'good old days' are gone, and the simple fact...
The second ethic that Ross is discusses is the rule that anger (or other powerful emotions) must not be shown. He surmises that because in traditional society people lived in very close quarters...
Ross cites four traditional rules that govern life which are central to Native culture; his experience shows that despite the massive changes that have occurred in society, these rules have not...
January 21st
Dancing With a Ghost: Exploring Aboriginal Reality is a book written by Rupert Ross that explores the deep cultural differences that exist between First Nations people and the dominant majority...
If you're interested in a little light reading, I've begun to add some of the sermons I've written to the blog. If you look over to the right, you'll see a little thing entitled "Sections." If you...
January 19th
Here's a quote from a book that I've been reading. As you read the following paragraph, what form of religion does it bring to mind?
'Access to the knowledge and wisdom required to judge...
January 18th
I just wanted to point all of you to the brand-new Biblical Horizons online store. It's at www.biblicalhorizons.com/store, and there you can find some great books and papers that explore Biblical...
January 13th
So, enough with the book reviews for now - I have been doing other stuff besides reading, some of it a whole lot more exciting than books.
A baptism, for one. I had the opportunity to baptize...
January 7th
In The Rise of Christianity (elaborately subtitled How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries ), Rodney Stark sets out...
Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture is one of the classic missiological works of the late Twentieth Century, written by Lesslie Newbigin, who was a highly respected British...