“There is not a flower that opens, not a seed that falls into the ground, and not an ear of wheat that nods on the end of its stalk in the wind that does not preach and proclaim the greatness and the mercy of God to the whole world.” – Thomas Merton

“My personal life may be crowded with small petty incidents, altogether unnoticeable and mean; but if I obey Jesus Christ in the haphazard circumstances, they become pinholes through which I see the face of God, and when I stand face to face with God I will discover that through my obedience thousands were blessed. ” – Oswald Chambers

Monday, June 25, 2012

Books read so far this year


The Myth of Certainty: The Reflective Christian & the Risk of Commitment by Daniel Taylor
Homage to a Broken Man: The Life of J. Heinrich Arnold by Peter Mommsen
Las preguntas de Dios: la predicación evangélica en América Latina by Emilio Castro
Liberación, Éxodo y Biblia (J. Mervin Breneman O., editor)
Against the Wind: Eberhard Arnold and the Bruderhof by Markus Baum            
North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson
Palabra viva: entorno histórico, literario y teológico del Antiguo Testamento by Samuel Pagan
The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson
Vida y trabajo: un desafío espiritual by Anselm Grün
El movimiento apostólico contemporáneo by Emilio Antonio Núñez C.
Rostros del protestantismo latinoamericano by Jose Miguez Bonino

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Ineffective argumentative strategies to stop a teething nine-month-old, classified by their ethical motivations

(Some of these things I actually find myself saying)

Role Modeling
“Look, T. and Daddy both have shoes. But Daddy doesn’t eat his shoes.”

Etiquette
“T., don’t bite the window. It’s a nice window.”

Purpose
“Books aren’t for eating. Books are for reading.”

Pleasure
“Sweetheart, your stroller can’t possibly taste good.”

Stoic Philsophy
“Precious, you’d have greater peace of mind if you didn’t give way to your lust for devouring Daddy’s shoe.”

Utilitarianism
“You know, you’re not helping anyone by biting the shelf.”

Fundamentalist Biblicism
“Son, the Bible says not to bite Mommy (Galatians 5:15).”

Kant’s categorical imperative
“Biting’s not right. Period. Do the right thing, because that’s your duty.”