Category Archives: Pub Theology
Pub Theology Topics April 19
A nice, low-key evening at the pub last night. In the cask was the Aztec Gold, a porter with chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, and chipotle… a spicy delicious combination.
What was on the sheet? Continue reading
Filed under Beer, Pub Theology, Readings, Theology
Pub Theology Topics April 12
good group at the ol’ pub last night.
Here were the topics:
1. What is your favorite day of the week?
2. How do you nourish yourself spiritually?
What is a spiritual experience?
3. What does the church look like at its best?
At its worst? Continue reading
Filed under Beer, Philosophy, Pub Theology
Up There
There’s been a lot of talk lately at the pub and in the press about faith and belief. An apocryphal story has been told that says something very profound about the nature of belief in our society.
The story is told of Yuri Gagarin, the first Russian Cosmonaut and the first person to have gone into orbit and in outer space. When he came back to the earth, there was a reception for him in the Kremlin… Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Philosophy, Politics, Pub Theology, Theology
No Interpretation Needed? Part 2
Last post we asked if it is possible to just read the Bible and understand what it says without having to ‘interpret’ it.
It’s a nice-sounding option, in theory. Unfortunately for us, that option doesn’t exist. In fact:
Is not every devotional reading (silent), every sermon (spoken), and every commentary (written) an interpretation or a series of interpretations of a biblical text? Continue reading
Filed under Pub Theology, The Text, Theology
No Interpretation Needed?
Are you skeptical about biblical interpretation? Does it seem that someone can just “make it say anything?” Are you one of those who would prefer to just “read it for what it says”?
You’re not alone. Many are intimidated by the vast amount of study some seem to think reading the Bible requires. Can’t I just take the “plain sense” of a text and arrive at what God is trying to say to me? Continue reading
Filed under Philosophy, Pub Theology, The Text, Theology
A Tale of Three Beers
An Irishman moves into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walks into the pub and promptly orders three beers.
The bartender raises his eyebrows, but serves the man three beers, which he drinks quietly at a table, alone.
An hour later, the man has finished the three beers and orders three more…. Continue reading
Filed under Beer, Culture, Entertainment, Pub Theology, Readings
Pub Theology Recap January 5
Great night at the pub last night. Nine of us grabbed a pint and settled in for a good discussion, huddled around the table as if seeking respite from the snow drifts just outside.
A. showed up, who promptly styled himself ‘kinda the local guru.’ Then quickly thought better of it and shifted to ‘kinda the local guy.’ He’d been reading up on the history of Islam and… Continue reading
Filed under Philosophy, Pub Theology, Relationships, Theology
Pub Theology 2012!
Our first gathering of the year is tonight.
Here’s a sneak-peak at what’s on the sheet: Continue reading
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Common Sense Jesus?
Some fun in light of a recent politician’s statement about Jesus as the “perfect” conservative:
“For over 2,000 years the world has tried hard to erase the memory of the perfect conservative, and His principles of compassion, caring and common sense.”
So here we’ve collected some brilliant portraits of Jesus employing such ‘common sense’. Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Economy, Entertainment, Politics, Pub Theology, The Text, Theology
Pub Theology Recap June 16
Whose idea is it to recap a discussion on theology over beer a week later? Not a great idea.
But here goes anyway.
These were last week’s topics, and I’ll do my best to give a couple thoughts that were expressed:
1. What is your favorite part about summer?
2. How does one move forward after a tragedy? How do you explain it?
3. Is history science or art? (watch Stephen Colbert’s re-enactment of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride!)
4. “Children are bad at lying for the same reason that adults are. We are born with a conscience (which is God’s voice in our soul) that says it is wrong for us to bear false witness.”
5. The Declaration of Independence dogmatically bases all rights on the fact that God created all men equal; and it is right; for if they were not created equal, they were certainly evolved unequal. There is no basis for democracy except in a dogma about the divine origin of man.
6. “The point of the universe is the hallowing of God’s name.” Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Politics, Pub Theology, Relationships, Theology
