A Theological Minute
A Theological Minute: How do you live?
Some people step timidly into life, checking to see if the water is warm. Others of us jump head first into the water, regardless of the temperature. Our group decided to discuss the question, “How do we view life in light of our understanding of God?”
Poetry
The Day of First Fruits: Ripening (A Poem for Pentecost)
tongues of fire on their heads,
glimmering banners of love –
tongues afire in their mouths,
burning through the brush
Music
Of Teeth, Nails, and Other Things That Fall Out
On Tooth & Nail, even as Billy Bragg exhorts us to organize, he seems exhausted.
Burnside Sells Out
Burnside Sells Out: Sarah Thebarge’s The Invisible Girls
We at Burnside are pleased to announce that one of our own, Sarah Thebarge, releases her first memoir, The Invisible Girls, without violating any laws of the literary universe.
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A Theological Minute: How do you live?
Some people step timidly into life, checking to see if the water is warm. Others of us jump head first into the water, regardless of the temperature. Our group decided to discuss the question, “How do we view life in light of our understanding of God?”
May 23rd, 2013 | A Theological Minute | Read MoreBut Then Elijah
I wasn’t sure what to say. I told him that I needed to go in to see a friend and that maybe we could talk on my way out. I don’t know why I said it. But I did and I thought nothing more of it.
May 22nd, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read MoreMy Mother-in-Law’s Garage
Who can fault an invalid? What kind of person would rage at a woman who physically has nothing left in her life?
May 20th, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read MoreThe Day of First Fruits: Ripening (A Poem for Pentecost)
tongues of fire on their heads,
glimmering banners of love –
tongues afire in their mouths,
burning through the brush
Courage
It’s more than the cowardly lion from the Wizard of Oz
It’s more than doing what everyone else does
It’s more than putting on a uniform.
Courage is our name
Drone Zone
Simulation culture not only permeates our professional and personal lives but influences our spiritual lives as well.
May 15th, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read MoreOf Teeth, Nails, and Other Things That Fall Out
On Tooth & Nail, even as Billy Bragg exhorts us to organize, he seems exhausted.
May 14th, 2013 | Music | Read MoreThe Grand Mother
We want to rescue all of the hurting kids in the world, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with feeling that or that motivating us to do SOMETHING. But is our heart big enough to consider that adoption is not what’s always best for them?
May 13th, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read MoreGenesis: Poems in the Midrash Tradition
Being Creator Himself,
He knew something of the task.
Raising nothing into something was not without labor.
At David’s Wedding
the honeysuckle are trumpets
announcing your arrival
at the altar you built
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