by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality
so it is true: he’s dead. we didn’t believe. we couldn’t. and now it is finished. we are finished. darkness. despair. the hopes of a thousand generations finished. a dead messiah is a failed messiah so they say. What shame. and now we are finished.... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality
Groaning Mother Earth-A Haiku by jeremy a. bouma Mother Earth’s pieces groan Beneath the crush of rebellion. Jesus,... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality
“We affirm the importance of calling all persons to personal faith and faithful discipleship in following Jesus Christ.” Yesterday I had a conversation with someone over the wording of this sentence taken from Shane Claiborne’s new monastic community... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Emerging Church
Friday afternoon I had a lovely lunch of Cashews and Chicken at a local Chinese Restaurant with my Systematic Theology professor, Dr. Wittmer. He is as funny as he is scholarly (brownie points?) and I thoroughly enjoyed my second lunch with this new professor friend.... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality
My fellow scriber, Sonja, has tagged me in a meme. Here’s how it works: Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. No cheating! Find Page 123. Find the first 5 sentences. Post the next 3 sentences. Tag 5 people. I blog in my room where I am surrounded by two...