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Faith, Violence, and Belief. Trajectory of Blog Discussion Week of April 30 (Relāt)
Two issues are continually surfacing in our ongoing blog discussion of the Hunger Games and faith.These issues concern faith, violence, and belief. Following is a brief summary of the discussion. Faith and Violence. The first issue is the question of … Continue reading
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Life as a Parable
We had a stirring discussion last Sunday (July 24) about “why” Jesus taught in parables. We often ask about the “what” of parables, e.g. “What in the world do these things mean?” but we seldom wonder about the “why.” I … Continue reading
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The Seed Is His Teaching
I don’t know that I can answer Bo’s question from Sunday, regarding which of Jesus’ parables most fits my life, but I can say that I consistently struggle with the imagery he uses in the stories. I don’t understand the … Continue reading
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Trope Me a Story
I came across a humorous page today on jezebel.com – a brief entry and a graphic representing the many archetypes and tropes that our society uses in story-telling. The basic argument is that we use the same elements in … Continue reading
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