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I was listening to Minnesota Public Radio (the Current, 89.3 fm in the Cities) on the way home from work a couple weeks ago and the dj was talking about why some of the most original music comes out of Minnesota. Certainly he has some bias, but it was interesting listening to him analyze a few different reasons offered by some for our (supposed) creativity. Was it the winter? Probably not especially, although the depressing winter months can be a great incubator for creativity, he mused.

Althou… Continue

Theologically, the loving womb created by the father and mother is prefigured in the triune life of the Christian God, which is ultimately its origin and condition. The idea that human love and relations are analogous to the mutual affections of Spirit, Jesus, and the one he called Father is now common in theology.

That the finite world of creatures is an expression of this primal triune love is also common, but we must consider it further. Jurgen Moltmann maintains that Father, Son, and Spirit… Continue

One impetus to this blog, and to a great deal of thinking for me in general, is that I am growing more emotional whenever I see children. Maybe not all children, but sweet, beautiful kids who in some way impress me with their intelligence or endear me with their speech or accent or smile. This fatherly impulse in me has existed for a rather long time, and I think helps to explain the tenderness and foolish selflessness with which I have pursued women who were more in need of fathers than boyfrie… Continue

A few months ago, sometime during the summer, a coworker mentioned to me how tragic it was that a recent storm had claimed the life of a child. He wanted my feedback as a religious person (in his terms) - I reckoned with regard to the family that had to cope with their loss.

"Well," I said, "I suppose when that happens people either get really close to God or else they want nothing to do with God."
"I think you're right," he said.

The precipice to which we come when the most good and beautiful… Continue