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Tag Archive: "gospel"

Remembering my Friend, Ben Arbour

  POSTED: November 12, 2020
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): News • Philosophy • Theology
 TAG(S): Ben Arbour • death • friendship • gospel • Meg Arbour

Aristotle said there are three kinds of friendships: those based on utility, those based on pleasure, and those based on a shared commitment to the good—wisdom and other moral virtues. Most of our friendships fall into the first two categories. … Continued

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Billy Joe Shaver

  POSTED: October 1, 2012
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Music
 TAG(S): Billy Joe Shaver • country music • gospel

In his 2009 song “I Feel a Change Coming On,” Bob Dylan sings, “I’m listening to Billy Joe Shaver and I’m reading James Joyce.”  When I first heard that line I didn’t know who Billy Joe Shaver was.  Since then, … Continued

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The Slumdog Gospel

  POSTED: March 2, 2009
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Film
 TAG(S): Danny Boyle • gospel • Hollywood • Slumdog Millionaire

The Academy Awards garnered by Slumdog Millionaire last week were well-deserved, to say the least.  Amy and I went to see the film a few weeks ago, after multiple recommendations by friends.  Even going in with high expectations, the film … Continued

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It Just Isn’t Fair

  POSTED: November 26, 2008
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Theology
 TAG(S): atonement • gospel • grace • justice • thanksgiving

“It just isn’t fair.”  How often we hear those words, or utter them ourselves, and in so many contexts, ranging from NCAA football rankings to the problem of evil.  When our sense of justice is offended, we sometimes express our … Continued

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Mirror Images

  POSTED: October 12, 2008
  AUTHOR: Amy Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Theology
 TAG(S): egotism • gospel • mirror • self-image

One of the most embarrassing moments of my life happened several years ago when I was supposed to be meeting a friend at a local night spot. (Okay, it was a club. There are you satisfied? I used to go … Continued

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