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A Fear of Whales
The Purpose of the Poem is to Read the Poem
By
rgaffney
There is a distinction from class which I think is important. It was apparently originally from Gadamer, who is a fancy pants hermeneutics expert. But who knows how well the idea as I have it relates to his, The distinction between argument and poetry, and it’s a distinction of purpose. In Philosophy the goal of…
Busyness
By
rgaffney
Whooo! It’s a busy time of the year! Is anybody else feeling Busy? I’ve certainly been doing enough this semester, what with three jobs: Campus, Library, and Pulpit Supply; plus full time school, a serious relationship, and preparations to be made for job searches and ordination. On top of all of that I decided it…
To Hell with Hell
By
rgaffney
A long time ago in the history of this blog I intended that one consistent series would be on great theological debates. You can actually see the remnant of these pest laid plans in the WordPress “Category” which is a feature I no Longer use. The idea was to demonstrate that each of the major…
“Missional Buzzwords” AND “Good Touch, Bad Touch”
By
rgaffney
I was in a frustrating discussion in which a friend and I were attempting to communicate about our opinions of various churches in Austin. He likes one because it was very missional, but felt that the largest church in the area was simply not missional or incarnational at all. I pressed him on it. The…
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