Thursday, June 10, 2004

I'm in Berkeley

Went up the Holy Hill and checked out PLTS a bit. Have an appointment with one of their people in the morning. It was amazing. It is up on the highest point overlooking the Bay Area. Wartburg was like a castle, this was like a Hacieda on the highest hill! Man, on looks alone this place gets highest marks (though I haven't seen Chicago yet.)
Seminary. Very very cool.
Peace,
Chris

Wednesday, June 09, 2004

Well, I'm in Yreka California

We got out of Eugene around 2pm. I ended up sleeping for most of the ride. Baby, my little yorkie, was happy to see me. Going to look at PLTS on Friday. San Fran here we come!
Peace,
Chris

Monday, June 07, 2004

JFK's speech to high schoolers

John kicks so much butt when he can speak for more than a couple of minutes. Really good speech. DDay, Raygun, he hit all the points. Sounds really good.
Now I'm off to write my final essay.
Peace,
Chris

Raygun

Jellybeans.

Saturday, June 05, 2004

A quick question

What can we actually get out of reading the more "historically orientated" parts of the Bible? The only things I've gleened really is that 1. God is relavent in history 2. It is a prefiguration of the salvation given to us by Jesus, meaning the Israelites screwed up, God got them out of the screw up 3. Humanity really hasn't changed all that much in the last 3-4,000 years 4. Sometimes bad things happen, life keeps happening (exile, exodus, destruction of the first temple etc)

Ashcroft has some pipes on him

He actually has a good voice. I'm not so sure I like the lyrics so much, but then again I'm just not a rhyming kind of guy.

Thursday, June 03, 2004

THe hunting of the president

Looks like another good movie out there. Morgan Freeman narrates. Looks really good!

The ELCA's social statement on Sexuality again

The reason I re-post this is that some people seemed to have thought this to be only on the "gay issue" when in fact on tons of stuff.
At any rate check it out.

fahrenheit 911 trailer is out!

Moore is up to his usual cute tricks. F911 will open on the 25th of this month! I wonder if it will play in Cheyenne? Here is hoping.
Peace,
Chris

Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Wee, finished 2 tests

I won't have to do Hebrew again for another 3 years (though I hope to do some stuff on my own, I'm going to see if I can teach a highschool english class about Midrash!). Also I did a test in Martyrdom. All I have left is a paper about the power shift that takes place when a martyrdom occurs, and 2 small essays for my radicalism class. I think I will take the topics, "what brought about radicalism in the 60's" and "Who has been more influential in the history of American radicalism in the twentieth century, Karl Marx or Emma Goldman?"

D+D theological questions

The Questions
1. Is Satan “redeemable”?
2. Why do we have monogamous relationships? What is the spiritual significance? Does it have anything to do with monotheism?
3. How does Christianity deal with Auschwitz? How do you deal with Auschwitz?
4. Is there a single essence to God? That is, can we in the end say “God is Love or God is spirit?” On one hand it is not good to “box in God” but on the other hand is a “freeform” God the way to go?
5. How should church leaders be chosen?
6. Forsake everything for God. Question being are there people/things that by forsaking them for God you are in fact forsaking God?
7. What has value?