Kester Brewin teaches mathematics in London, and is also a freelance writer and blogger. His two books Signs of Emergence and Other are both available worldwide and have been hailed as some of the best writing to have come out of the emerging theology movement. He is currently finishing a book on pirates, and putting the finishing touches to a novel.
Žižek, Slavoj. Violence: Six Sideways Reflections. New York: Picador, 2008. 179. []
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Wow. Wow. Wow. Kesters bullet points are right on.
http://MikeStavlund.com/ Mike Stavlund
Great post, Kester, and a powerful conclusion.
EricG
Your points 1 through 6 are spot on particularly number 1. People like to pray from a distance, but friends are the ones who take time to talk (particularly listen).
KB
Interesting piece here in the UKs Guardian just some further thoughts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/apr/18/10-things-not-say-when-ill
JakeBouma.com is a weblog maintained since 2005 by Jake Bouma, an ecclesial junkie, aspiring polymath, and Hodgkin lymphoma survivor.
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