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Author Archives: Neal Locke
Three Revolutionary Books
Confession: I can’t read just one book at a time. Maybe it’s an ADHD thing, but I generally have three or four books on my “currently reading” shelf at any given moment. However, it’s pretty rare for all of them … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Christianity, copyright, Education
Tagged Books, Claiborne, Freire, intentional community, Lessig, liberation theology, radical, revolutionary
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Mid-Blog-Life-Crisis?
If a blog can have a mid-life crisis (what’s the life expectancy of a blog, anyhow?) I think this blog is in the midst of one. When I first registered the domain name “mrlocke.net,” I was a high school English … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Church, Education, Fatherhood, Folk, Open Source
Tagged blog, Blogging, copyright, Education, opensource, Rousseau, theology, unlocked
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Three-Year-Old Grammar Shark
My three-year-old son just corrected my grammar. He was right. I, the English major and former high-school English teacher, was wrong. Grady: Daddy, somebody at school kicked my foot today. Me: It’s ok, Grady. I’m sure they didn’t mean it. … Continue reading
Spanish Inquisition…Presbyterian Style
I’ve been writing a lot in the past few weeks, just not for my blog, unfortunately. As some of you know, I’m in the process of becoming an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). To be accepted as an … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Humor, Questions, Rants, Writing
Tagged psychology inquiry presbyterian ordination rants
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Homeland Insecurities
Two news stories caught my attention today: It appears that a British citizen of Arabic descent (who also happens to be a member of Parliament) was detained at Dulles Airport and actually had his luggage checked for explosives. The irony … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Folk, Immigration, Rants
Tagged Homeland Security, Immigration, Liberty
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Fat Church
Ok, so my last church metaphor ruffled a few feathers, for better or worse. This one is perhaps less controversial (maybe less original, too) but still worth thinking about. It starts with a familiar metaphor from the bible itself: The … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church, Humor, Rants
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Oral Roberts University President Steps Down
Wow. My Alma Matter is in the news today: (thanks for the heads-up, Trait!) Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts issued a written statement on Wednesday saying he is taking an indefinite leave of absence, following intense scrutiny spawned by … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, College, Rants
Tagged College, Oral Roberts University, Richard Roberts, scandal
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