We sentimentalize baby Jesus' birth. But what if his coming actually suggested important values, approaches, and attitudes for our own Christian mission? What might we learn from how he entered space and time? (This is a 6 minute quick hitter.)
All in Quick Hitters
Is all faith the same? Doesn't God just look for faith, in general? What does John's Gospel show us about faith? This episode is a sort-of quick hitter (14 minutes). What kinds of faith really exist
071: Quick Hitter - World Religions (1)
The first in a series on the world's major religions. In order to talk about religion carefully, we need to define religion. So, universally, what is it? What is it universally not? What tactical shift should Christians take to discuss religion? What holiday food do I not enjoy?
045 Quick Hitter - The Aching Need For Beauty
Beauty is a gift from God, but we tend to keep that gift in the closet. Why do we do that? Or, do we really do that? Is beauty an idol? Are art and aesthetic always idols? What possibilities are there for employing beauty in the Christian mission? The beginning of a series on beauty, this is a quick hitter, so come and think with me for 10 minutes.
041 Quick Hitter: Who Has A Worldview? (4)
This is a quick hitter. Do only philosophers have a worldview? Or do religious people have one, too? Is it normal to not have a worldview? How does understanding one's worldview help one understand oneself? Christians, do you know why you believe what you believe?
037 Quick Hitter - Living Biblically Review
The producers of the new Living Biblically sitcom have taken a pretty big risk. I like that they've brought religion into the public conversation. What do they get right? Where have the missed the point? Give this 8 minute podcast a listen.
025 Quick Hitter - Who Needs Heroes or Ideals?
We live in an unusual era where ideals, and with them heroes, are seen as burdens to be avoided rather than goals to be sought out. But is this helpful? Is this necessary? What might be a better perspective for we as individuals and for society? (This is a quick hitter.)
024 The Beauty of Boundaries
My neighbors will be happy when there is a fence adjacent my jacuzzi. There are sights they need not behold! :) Much of life is like that: we need to draw a line, a border, a boundary in order to protect the dignity of all the parties involved. Boundaries, psychological and physical, are necessary for health.
020 Quick Hitter: Why Does Morality Matter? (1)
Between the massive cultural slide into moral relativism and the Church's growing silence, morality does not much seem to matter for Christians. But just what does Jesus' identity have to say toward this mawing gap? Listen to this 5 minute episode.
015 Quick Hitter: Tolerate My Intolerance
This is my very first "quick hitter" episode (mere minutes long). Just what does tolerance mean? What doesn't it mean? It seems simple, but watching our society apparently it is not.