I’m diving into a number of places where the term “mimetic” and “mimesis” keep coming up. I will have to talk about that more later, but for the time being, you must read this article. It is about mirror neurons, which apparently are highly adaptable cells that allow your brain…
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I watched a Lenten documentary tonight. It wasn’t about Lent, technically, but it was one of the most powerful descriptions of our human condition that I have seen in quite some time. The documentary was called Pray the Devil Back to Hell and tells the story of the courageous and…
It seems popular these days for people to virtually ponder and verbally process where we all are in the conversation/movement/revolution/whatever-name-will-not-offend-you-and-create-another-retaliatory-blogpost called emergent/emerging/emersion/emergence. And though I’ve certainly not read all such posts, I have read enough of them to notice a trend in the language to describe this shift. (Disclaimer: I…
If people like Pete Rollins, Chris Haw, Karen Sloan and a bunch of neo-monastics are your kind of people, you need to go to the Peace by Piece conference in two weeks. It’s incredibly affordable, and you can find cheap fares on Southwest if you’re anywhere nearby. I’m really looking…
We’ve been discussing the Didache at Journey, and last night we had an interesting conversation about the verse “Abstain from fleshly and bodily lusts” (1:4). I know- you think you can guess what follows this. But you’d be wrong. Here’s what the Didache says immediately following that verse: “If someone strikes your…