Daily Archives: September 15, 2009

Authenticity

Posted on September 15, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

In Crazy for God, Frank Schaeffer talks about how he used to be inauthentic. When he was on the right-wing Christian speaking circuit, he felt inauthentic, as if he were playing a role, for he didn’t truly believe in what … Continue reading →

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The Limits of Scripture

Posted on September 15, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

Jacob Neusner, The Midrash: An Introduction (Northvale: Jason Aronson, 1990) 106. Neusner sums up the essence of Sifre Numbers (third century C.E.) as follows: 1. Reason unaided by Scripture produces uncertain propositions. 2. Reason operating within the limits of Scripture … Continue reading →

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Patrick Swayze

Posted on September 15, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

I just read that Patrick Swayze has passed away from cancer. I’ve not seen too many of his movies, to tell you the truth. I saw him in a 1986 episode of Amazing Stories, “Life on Death Row,” but I … Continue reading →

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