Lady Gaga is at it again. She just released a single titled Judas, praising the man who betrayed Jesus. As expected, it is completely catchy and completely sacrilegious. Told from the perspective of Mary Magdelene, Gaga sings, "Oh-oh-oh-ohoo I'm in love with Juda-as, Juda-as… I’m just a Holy foo
04.21.2011| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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Last week, I wrote about some of the principles behind "congregation exploration," so this week, I figured I'd give some tips on what to put in your backpack, how to read your map, and whether you should go with a monkey or a jaguar as your primary companion. There are three basic, practical things
09.14.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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Considering how many Christian freshmen are on campus, I thought it would be useful to write a series of posts on a subject that has been weighing very heavily on my heart for the past four or five months: how to find a suitable church. For me, that subject has involved the related dilemma of how to
09.7.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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Bare ruined choirs, where once the sweet birds sang… –William Shakespeare There is something uniquely melancholy about a ruined church, I always think. Ruined castles are sometimes sad, too, especially when they bear the marks of violence. Abandoned homes always seem forlorn, as if they are f
07.8.2010| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
2 Comments“When an overly institutionalized form of Christianity is, or ever has been, battered into pieces and opened to the air of the world around it, that faith-form has both itself spread and also enabled the spread of the young upstart that afflicted it”1 claims Phyllis Tickle in The Great Emergence
03.27.2010| Books and Arts, Volume 5, Issue 2 | Jennifer Delurey
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I've spent the past two weeks addressing the dichotomy between spirituality and religion. However, the divide between the two is truly a false dilemma. We can have both! Organized religion should incorporate and enhance an individual's sense of spirituality. Often, organized religion is perceived
08.13.2009| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
No CommentsSystems and Christianity. By Doug Hall. Not yet released. "In the beginning was the relationship," wrote 20th century Jewish philosopher Martin Buber: a profound articulation of the Christian concept of the intra-relationship of God's unity in three persons.
04.1.2004| Books and Arts, Volume 1, Issue 1 | Joel Mitchell
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