Author Archives: jlh

Too Small a Boat

Posted on October 6, 2011 by jlh

If I define history as the objective scientific recount of exact events, then history is too small a boat for matters of faith. It’s virtually impossible to know objective scientific fact (so-called). For example, suppose a videographer recorded the assassination … Continue reading →

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I’m back!

Posted on September 24, 2011 by jlh

I’ve been on hiatus for a couple of months, but now I’m back. What I’ve been reading in the interim includes: Tony Hillerman, author of great mysteries that feature a Navajo detective; N. T. Wright, author of Simply Christian and … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 30, 2011 by jlh

We have a three-day weekend. We take a moment to remember with gratitude the sacrifice of countless men and women to give us our freedoms.

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Passing time in prison

Posted on May 6, 2011 by jlh

Reading Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison, vol 8 in DB Works/English. I find it too painful to read for long stretches; also, like the psalms, it sinks more deeply into consciousness if you read a little at a time. … Continue reading →

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Bonhoeffer’s idea of “stupidity”

Posted on April 27, 2011 by jlh

I’m continue to read Letters and Papers from Prison. I have finally the complete text of “After Ten Years.” Bonhoeffer describes stupidity, as an intentional unwillingness to see through deception, a refusal to seek the wisdom of the Lord. For … Continue reading →

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How honest?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by jlh

Finished reading John AT Robinson’s Honest to God, the 1963 bombshell, which I didn’t read in 1963. I was a high school sophomore; I guess it wasn’t required. I didn’t read it in college, either, however. For me college was … Continue reading →

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Reading, reading

Posted on April 20, 2011 by jlh

I am plowing through my first read of Sanctorum Communio, (DBWE 1), Bonhoeffer’s first dissertation on the church. Now at p. 250, reading only the text, not the extensive notes, which include material in the original but not published due … Continue reading →

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Thinking wins

Posted on April 16, 2011 by jlh

I’ve gotten out of the habit of writing, so I’ll start again. Our Neighborhood MeetUP viewed a film on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Lutheran pastor who collaborated with German leaders seeking to kill Hitler. Bonhoeffer wrote extensively … Continue reading →

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First impression

Posted on April 16, 2011 by jlh

Finished a quick initial reading of Love Wins. Don’t know what all the flap is about. The book is straightforward, well documented with Scripture, and cogently argued. Why would anybody object to that? For a long time I’ve thought of … Continue reading →

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What’s the true cross look like?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by jlh

Want to share some handouts from our Neighborhood Bible Meet UP. They have to do with the cross. Bonhoeffer’s Cost of Discipleship, chapter 4 “Discipleship and the Cross.” [I know everybody doesn’t get hung up on gender exclusive language. The … Continue reading →

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