Category Archives: My Own Personal Religion

λειτουργία: On Liturgies and other Public Works

Posted on August 23, 2006 by me

As I’ve mentioned recently, I was raised Lutheran. Since leaving the Lutheran Church, I’ve attended and visited a number of different churches, from Greek and Russian Orthodox to Evangelical Free to independent charismatic and “third wave” churches, to post-modern experiments. … Continue reading →

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The problem with sermons

Posted on August 17, 2006 by me

As I’ve mentioned before, I was raised Lutheran, which I consider to have been a good thing, even though I haven’t been to a Lutheran church in many, many years. It was a good thing because in this tradition, representative … Continue reading →

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Further reflections on worship

Posted on August 14, 2006 by me

I have written before (beginning here) concerning issues of contemporary “Evangelical” spirituality; if you haven’t read the prior “My Own Personal Religion” series, I highly recommend it. This is another in that series, as I continue to read, watch, and … Continue reading →

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There are no innocent readers

Posted on August 2, 2006 by me

… there are no innocent readers anymore. Each overlays the text with his own perverse view. A reader is the total of all he’s read, in addition to all the films and television he’s seen. To the information supplied by … Continue reading →

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