Posted on February 18, 2008 by Jason Barr
I’ve been reading quite a bit lately about monastic traditions, including some reading related to a recent and ongoing movement that has been dubbed “new monasticism” (see also here and the Schools for Conversion web site). Missio Dei, founded by Mark Van Steenwyk of Jesus Manifesto is an example of a self-consciously new monastic community.
I [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2008 by Jason Barr
Today is Ash Wednesday, also known as “Fat Tuesday hangover day”, also known as the beginning of the season of Lent. The Gospel reading for today, from the Daily Office Lectionary in the Book of Common Prayer:
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: [...]
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Posted on November 29, 2007 by Jason Barr
As I’m sure you’ve noticed if you’re an old reader, I’ve made some substantial changes to the site look - most notably the template change and banner image.
I’ve also added several more links to the sidebar, including splitting the media section into blog and site categories and expanding several sections, particularly the equality links, consumer [...]
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Posted on November 16, 2007 by Jason Barr
As you may have noticed, I’ve done a bit of cleaning and reorganizing of the links on the right sidebar. I’ve tried to reorganize the categories to reflect more accurately the sorts of things we discuss here, and I’ve added a category for links related to a discussion of equality issues. I especially plan to [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2007 by Jason Barr
I have just been asked to conduct a workshop at at the Cynicism and Hope conference in Evanston, Illinois in November.
The info:
“Cynicism and Hope: Reclaiming Discipleship in a Post-Democratic Society”
November 2-3
Reba Place Church (directions)
Cost is $30, though a reduced rate of $20 is available for those with need. They are also looking for people who [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2007 by Jason Barr
The Jesus Radicals conference went very well. If you weren’t able to attend, there will be CDs available of the sessions for a very reasonable price, so check back here and I’ll let you know when they’re available - or, better yet, you could join the discussion on the forums and find out first-hand!
I have [...]
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