Waste Land: the documentary

 I just finished seeing the new documentary Waste Land, the documentary about Vik Muniz, renowned Brazilian artist, and his time in the world's largest landfill outside Rio.  It is a story of enablement and assets in a place where neither would seem to be possible.  Very moving, with a lot of (unintentional) Gospel themes... watch it if you get the chance!

a post on the use of the Old Testament

This post speaks of the need to approach the Old Testament on its own grounds as a true and valuable witness to Jesus, the Christ.  I've thought a fair bit about that topic over the last several years, and I think our relative neglect of the OT is a great detriment.  Here are a couple snippets to encourage you to read the post yourself.

There is no overt discrimination against the OT, just a lack of deep engagement with it as meaningful, relevant revelation in its own right.

We don't have to make the ancient Hebrew Scriptures Christian—they already are!