a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. ~~~~~ —I originally published this piece to the blog on August 11, 2019. It's been the most consistently/frequently visited post in the archive ever since it was published. I'm invoking it again now for application to my "[UMC]...getting … Continue reading Divine Darkness [reprise]
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. ~~~~~ Rorschach blots Last week, we left off with my point regarding a curious thing the He Gets Us campaign seems to reveal: I've been working here for a while now on making a point that is … Continue reading (He Gets Us) “Trust Jesus…” [4]
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. ~~~~~ A superpower regarding extremism? The He Gets Us campaign seems to have a superpower. With seemingly irresistible power, it appears to prompt extremists to react. Extremist conservatives say the campaign promotes a "woke Jesus." Extremist … Continue reading (He Gets Us) “Trust Jesus…” [3]
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. ~~~~~ American Christianity has a problem Last week, we began to consider the "He Gets Us" campaign. The He Gets Us campaign's animating question is: "How did the world’s greatest love story in Jesus become known … Continue reading (He Gets Us) “Trust Jesus…” [2]
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. ~~~~~ Advertising? Spring 1971 in an Econ 101 lecture, John Kuhlman made a commonsense case for how we know that advertising works. "McDonald's will spend $30 million on advertising this year, and that's how we know," … Continue reading Trust Jesus to sort it out?
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. Serial narration Process (i.e., note to interested first-time readers) A series of 3-minute readouts [32, counting this one] regarding the United Methodist Church [UMC] and getting unstuck (beginning here) .... (‘reset’ here and here) .... (last edition) is meant … Continue reading [UMC] summary as clarification
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. Serial narration Process (i.e., note to interested first-time readers) A series of 3-minute readouts [31, counting this one] regarding the United Methodist Church [UMC] and getting unstuck (beginning here) .... (‘reset’ here and here) .... (last edition) is meant … Continue reading [UMC] imposing conformity
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. Serial narration Process A series of 3-minute readouts [30, counting this one] regarding the United Methodist Church [UMC] and getting unstuck (beginning here) .... (‘reset’ here and here) .... (last edition) is meant to be generative, not definitive. Non-absolutism is … Continue reading [UMC] extremism in spotlight
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. Series process We have 29 installments in our "[UMC] getting unstuck" series (cf., beginning here; reset here & here; and most recent here), Please check-out the series. This week, another brief diversion So, no ongoing "[UMC] getting unstuck" … Continue reading A very special day
a mystical möbius — curating facts, ideas, text, and media to create a contemplative space. A brief diversion for 'current events' So, I'm stepping aside from the ongoing "[UMC] getting unstuck" series this week. This week's missive does illustrate some of what we've been considering; however, I won't be making those connections explicit. … Continue reading X-raying wingnut strategy
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