Lent 2024 | Week 1: TIME
Welcome to CK’s Lent Journey for 2024! The past few years our church has been looking at Lent through the lens of taking on …
An Unexpected Grace
“To die to our neighbors means to stop judging them, to stop evaluating them, and thus to become free to be compassionate. Compassion can …
An Unexpected Beginning
“The Birth of Christ is the eucatastrophe of Man’s history.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Concerning J.R.R. Tolkien If you were to open The Lord of …
Lent 2023 | Week 6: Holy Week and the Mimetic Cycle
Mimetic Rivalries Last week we began to hint at how the implications of mimetic desire might lead to the events leading up to Jesus’ …
Lent 2023 | Week 5: Imitation
Imitation is the Real Deal Throughout the season of Lent we have been thinking about the theme of desire. Last week we took a …
Lent 2023 | Week 4: Contemplation
What Does Contemplation Look Like? I have long been enamored with this scene from the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. The movie explores the …
Lent 2023 | Week 3: The Life Giving Magic of Tidying Up Our Desires
The Multiplicity of Desires Throughout this season of Lent, we have been looking at the role desire plays in the Christian life. In particular, …
Lent 2023 | Week 2: Where Do We Look To Figure Out What to Want?
Mimetic Desire Last week we asked the question, “What is it that you want?” We might like to think that what we want is …
The Sugary Sweetness of Idolatry
Idolatry Playlist: Build Me Up Buttercup Is it weird I have a playlist called “Idolatry”? Strange or not, I’d like to share some songs …
Lent 2023 | Week 1: What Is It That You Want?
Faith, Works and Desire In the Christian life, we are well acquainted with the faith and works divide. That is, faith should show itself …