Category: theology

Obi-Wan, Henri Nouwen, & the Authority of Compassion

ByDrew June 23, 2022 0 Comments
Image courtesy Lucasfilm via CNet. I guess I am on a Star Wars theology kick right now. In episode 5 of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a focal point of the narrative involves regular flashbacks to a lightsaber sparring session between Obi-Wan and Anakin, set during the Star Wars prequel era. It's a treat to finally get to see Christianson as Anakin for an extended period, but these scenes are more than...

Yoda & Augustine: On Becoming Luminous Beings

ByDrew June 10, 2022 0 Comments
St. Augustine & Master Yoda. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons. In what is inarguably the greatest film of the Star Wars franchise (Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back), Luke travels to a backwater system to train with the aged Jedi Master, Yoda. In teaching Luke about the Force, he describes it thus: y ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy...

Through the Deep: The Flood, D-Day, & New Creation

ByDrew June 7, 2021 0 Comments
Mosaic of Noah sending the dove. Public Domain image courtesy Wikimedia Commons. The path the new life often lies through deep waters. Yesterday (June 6) was the anniversary of the D-Day invasion in 1944, the World War 2 operation that opened up the Western front in the European theater and began the Allied assault on Hitler's Fortress Europe. I also happened to preach on Noah and the flood...