The Crossing

Spies Like Us

noreply@blogger.com (The Crossing) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:59:00 +0000

Who doesn't love a little intrigue? A good spy thriller? And, of course, no story of espionage would be complete without the woman - dangerous, mysterious, beautiful.
Come meet Rahab. Bond girl of the OT.
Well, sort of. Check out Joshua 2 and 6.

Old Testament Women

noreply@blogger.com (The Crossing) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:07:00 +0000

Come get to know them:

Eve, Sarah, Lot's Wife, Rahab, Jael, and Hannah

Monogamy = Boring

noreply@blogger.com (The Crossing) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:54:00 +0000

As a segue between a segment on whether there is such a thing as a "monogamy gene" and a review of a tv series called The Shield, the NPR radio host said, "There's not much monogamy, or anything else boring, in the television series..."
Now, I'm sure it's not the easiest segue to make, but I'm a little put out at the all-but-assertion that staying faithful in a relationship is boring. Tedious. Lack-luster. Certainly not something to be desired. Or admired.
And we wonder (or maybe we don't) why marriages, families, lives fall apart.

On something of the same topic, I'm currently narrowing down the list of ladies I'll use for the upcoming Crossing worship series: "Lessons from the Ladies of the OT" (OT is seminary-speak for Old Testament), and I find myself weeding certain ladies out... "naw, she was too good - boring," or "She wouldn't be very interesting to study; she did everything she was supposed to." And I seem to lean toward the flashier figures... "Jael put a tent stake through a guy's brain - now that's good material," or "She was a prostitute... that's something I can work with."
I'm not saying monogamy's boring. At least that's not what I'm trying to say. Maybe it just seems easier to learn from the ladies' mistakes than it does to despair over the possibility of living up to virtuous examples. I'm also hoping we might hear in a new way some of the stories we don't hear too often.

If you want to nominate an OT lady, monogamous or scandalous, you better act fast.

And by the way... turns out there isn't a "monogamous gene" that definitely predicts behavior, so no need to sign your fiance up for genetic testing quite yet....

6 of 7 deadly

noreply@blogger.com (The Crossing) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:49:00 +0000

My husband tells me I've made some sort of vague star trek reference. I refuse to acknowledge the possibility.
What I mean to refer to, of course, is the so-called seven deadly sins and the fact that our worship at The Crossing brings us face to face with the sixth: Gluttony.
Gluttony is definitely my favorite of the sins to say. It's just a great onomatopoetic word. Can't you just see someone scarfing down a pile of food and kind of gurgling, in the back of their throat, Glutton, glutton, glutton. Like Gollum, sort of. And no, a LOTR of the rings reference is not as nerdy as a star trek reference. Though the acronym usage may be.
In any case, thinking about gluttony has me reflecting on all the forms of excess in our society... our culture... our... well, let's not be vague about it - in my life. Any of that in your world?

Welcome

noreply@blogger.com (The Crossing) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:42:00 +0000

Welcome to our blog!