There are a range of people who occasion this blog, so I thought I’d do some introductions – letting you know about some of the interesting links on my blogroll, as well as some other must-see stuff online:
Mike B has been doing some really interesting thinking about liberation theology, raising the question of how the poorest and dying Christians can (or should be expected to) respond to their plight… along with the question of the role of those who are more affluent.
I have only just discovered James K’s blog Developing Theology. He has a number of interesting bits n pieces, including links to a new edition of Barth’s Church Dogmatics, and a roundup of discussion about the recent Evangelical Manifesto… There are some interesting views on this by (ex-Nottingham boy) Scot McKnight, and James K. Smith.
I have also recently discovered Matthew M’s (not me!!) blog New Testament Perspectives. He has some reviews of really interesting resources, including an interview with the author of the recent CD “Sing and learn New Testament Greek” (which can be downloaded onto iPod for only $5!). If anyone gets it, let me know how it goes.
Dan at Poser or Prophet strikes me as anabaptist-inclined…. which I think of as a good thing. He has some provocative and worthwhile thoughts about a range of things on his blog, particularly related to his involvement with the marginalised of society.
Theologer is the home of pseudonymous blogger Roger Mugs, whose actual identity is debated the world over… I have my suspicions about where he operates from, but I keep my thoughts to myself. Mugsie, as I call him, posts genuinely personal engagements with the Bible, amongst other things.
Now for the REALLY good stuff:
Those who would like a PLENARY INDULGENCE – yup, that means all of your time that’s owing in purgatory removed for free – should click here to read up on what you have to do: The Pope has announced a plenary indulgence for all those who make a pilgrimage to Rome and do the appropriate things…. and you thought you were going to have to be purged the old-fashioned way… sheesh – get into the twenty-first century! Head to Rome!… Get going… NOW! No wait – finish reading my blog first.
And, finally, click here to see the REAL reason I roast my own coffee beans. It almost seems like a Christian came up with this idea: The vice you have when you don’t really want to have a proper vice…
I might do more little introductions like this from time to time, if anyone happens to find them of interest.
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Hey Matthew, thanks for including me in your little intro (I’m now embarrassed at how inactive my blog has been over the last few weeks). This might be my two minutes of blog fame. I’m also wondering, based on your area of expertise, if you have any commentary recommendations on 1 Cor. I really enjoyed Fee’s commentary on Philippians (a great blend of academic rigor, exegetical insight, a little application, and obvious devotion) and am thinking about getting his 1 Cor, but I keep hearing good things about Thistleton, both his longer and shorter versions. Blessings. jk
Hi James… Well Fee is great – very worthwhile, and in fact I’ve just bought his 1 Cor commentary myself, so I don’t have to keep getting it from the library. But I am, in all things, biased toward Thiselton… partly because he’s my supervisor. His big commentary really is the best thing on 1 Corinthians in the English language, if you want something that’s utterly thorough: He’s a sensitive exegete as well as having a massive wealth of reading under his belt. I haven’t read his shorter commentary, but I’ve heard good things about it – it’s not just an abridgement of his longer commentary; it’s written independently, at a less academic level. I’ve actually been thinking about doing a blog post about resources on 1 Corinthians, so look out for that in the next week or two.
I guess being he’s your adviser, you know how to spell his name. Thanks for the thoughts and I’ll look for that post. I’m still trying to save up: both Fee and the big Thiselton are rather costly.
Yes, ‘anabaptist-inclined’ is a good way of putting it. I’ve always had a problem with denominational titles (and most other titles for that matter) and I don’t actually identify with any one particular denomination. Thus, while I’m ‘anabaptist-inclined’, I attend an Alliance church on the weekend (because it is a church for street-involved people), I study at an ‘evangelical’ graduate school, and I go to morning Mass at a Roman Catholic church during the week. What does that make me? A Christian. Beyond that? I don’t know.
Thanks for the shout-out.
okay that link to the coffee roasting story? slightly horrifying. also fascinating. When I was in high school we lived in an area where everyone smoked a hookah all day long.. so we took up the habit. One time when walking to the store to buy more tobacco a friend of mine decided he’d buy some rolling papers and rolling tobacco, but only had enough money for the papers…
the whole walk home he’s talking about what he could smoke in it… finally we get home and he goes straight to a drawer full of tea bags… empties out a bag of lipton and lights up…
i’ve never seen him turn green so fast… and he smoked a LOT of other things… (tobacco… not weird things… like coffee bean husks or anything)
anyhoo.
just be careful what you light and inhale is all i’m saying… many a kid learned that the hard way (and dont EVERY trying to light a gasoline cigarette… .bad decision)
ahh… so other people have tried that too. When I got together with a couple of mates a few years ago, we pursued the following process:
Vow never to repeat
1) Soak tea leaves in port
2) Roast soaked tea leaves in oven until they dry out
3) Spread golden syrup onto sheets of lined paper, ripped out of an exercise book
4) Liberally sprinkle warm tea leaves onto sticky sheets of paper
5) Roll up into large cigar shape
6) Smoke
7) Immediately look disappointed and slightly nauseous
9) Repeat
that seems altogether well played… awesome…
also… tag: http://www.theologer.com/2008/06/what-god-has-been-teaching-mememe.html