Christ is everywhere. God, help us see!
As I finish this series on marriage, I want to look at how it relates to other sacramental practices, but to do this, I'm going to use a metaphor. One metaphor that makes sense of the relationship between marriage and the other sacraments is the metaphor to the relationship between Jesus and the church--his bride.
Read MoreI've put off substantial biblical discussion thus far, limiting my biblical references to was of raising up issues around marriage not typically associated with a faith approach. Hopefully I've made some room for sociological and eschatological reflection in this theological thought exercise, but you'll have to tell me.
Read MoreNo hate yet, so its time to start at the end and work from there. This approach will probably be less helpful than with other topics, but moving quickly to an eschatological vision in theological reflection is a helpful approach.
Read MoreIts probably time for me to open up to the hating. I'm going to reflect on marriage. Regardless of your opinion, you probably won't like what I write unless we've already had conversations about marriage. I do not mean to offend you.
Read MorePublic discourse in the United States has changed significantly in recent history. I've written on the fact-value split of Modernity before, but the current public discourse around the U.S. Supreme Court's hearings on Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 have attuned me to a significant change in the conversation. SInce this is one of the most heated conversations of our day, I have to spend some time setting the stage so I can point to this change. So bow to your partner... Allemande left... And dosado...
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