Blog, By This Way of Life, Failing Falling Flying
by Rev. Eric Elnes, Ph.D. Last Tuesday we observed the eleventh anniversary of an event that so penetrated our national psyche that it is remembered merely by its date: 9/11. A lot has changed since 9/11/2001, hasn’t it? Really, what area of life...
Blog, By This Way of Life, Failing Falling Flying
by Dr. Eric Elnes In his book East of Eden, Nobel prize-winning author John Steinbeck makes an astute observation about story-telling through one of his characters who asserts that “If a story is not about the hearer he [or she] will not listen . . . A great...
Blog, Failing Falling Flying, Week 1: Imago Dei
by Rev. Eric Elnes, Ph.D. Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31 I. Original Sin? Have you ever listened to someone talking excitedly on the phone without being able to hear the person on the other end? Sometimes you can pick up the gist of the conversation pretty well. Other...
"Waypoint Two: 'Hookers, Looters, and Cheats: Curious Companions of Jesus'", Blog
by Eric Elnes I. DNA, Clay, and the Scots So I had this really strange experience just as I sat down to write this blog on Friday. I noticed my mother had sent me an email with a link to a DNA test I took months ago when I was in Arizona. She has been studying our...
"Waypoint one: The Faith of Jesus in a Pluralistic World", Blog, By This Way of Life, Faith of Jesus in a Pluralistic World, Week 4: The Good Shepherd
Scripture: John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away–and the wolf snatches them...
Advent: Wait Training, Blog, Week 4: Samuel
Scott Griessel:::Poducer:::Writer:::Director:::Photographer Let me be the first to assure you that you have it all wrong. You’re ideas about God, Jesus, Spirit, whatever are bunk. Your passionate beliefs are misplaced. You...
Advent: Wait Training, Blog, Week 3: John
Scott Griessel:::Tucson:::Writer/Producer/Director/Photographer Here’s what I know about light. A hundredth of a billionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second into the life of our bouncing baby universe, all our potential was wrapped up in a package...
Advent: Wait Training, Blog, Week 2: Mark
I like John the Baptist a lot. I would hang with JtB. Love the hair. I’d want to talk to him about this whole baptism thing. I do appreciate the show biz factor and the dunking. Even so, I’m guessing the Spirit is even more cagey than we might...
Advent: Wait Training, Blog, Week 1: Isaiah
I’m not much of a multi-tasker. When I tell people that, sometimes it surprises them because I have about as many plates spinning on the end of flexible poles as anyone I know. It’s just that I pay attention to one at a time. So, for better or worse, I...
