Theological ponderings from William Loewen

Month: April 2014

  • Bachelorette Jesus

    Bachelorette Jesus

    On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem much like the Bachelorette enters the room, surrounded by many candidates who are not there for the right reasons.

  • A New Slate of Biblical Movies

    A New Slate of Biblical Movies

    There has been a lot of talk lately about how much we should mix church and Hollywood.  If producers made movies to generate good reviews, they would likely make another Biblical movie.  Like it or not, in the show business world, there is no such thing as bad publicity.  For every negative review that was…

  • Forgiveness

    Forgiveness

    One of the events on the calendar at the recent Truth and Reconciliation gathering I attended in Edmonton was an inter-faith panel.  Representatives from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and First Nations spiritual communities were present.  Each panelist spoke about how their faith teachings lead them to deplore the abuse that so often happened at these…

  • But not like this

    But not like this

    If Samuel can anoint a new king while the old king is still firmly and violently holding on to the throne, and if Jesus can heal a man who was born blind with mud, then each of us can be anointed in unorthodox ways for the challenges we face.

  • A Truth Commission with Reconciliation Pending

    A Truth Commission with Reconciliation Pending

    Last week I spent a few days in the city of Edmonton to attend the final gathering of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  I had attended a previous gathering in Montreal a year ago and for almost two years I have sat on a committee that has been discussing how to bring the issues that…