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About igalindo

Israel Galindo is Professor and Associate Dean for Lifelong Learning at Columbia Theological Seminary.

Countee Cullen

A consistently powerful religious poet, Countee Cullen is an American poet that wrote often with the African American voice. You can read an article on his poetry and theology from the journal Theology Today. His poem, “The Litany of the … Continue reading

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Sir Walter Raleigh

Probably known most popularly for his association with cigarettes and good manners, Sir Walter Raleigh produced some fine religiuos poetry. He led a full and adventurous life, established the first English colony in America, today known as “the lost colony” … Continue reading

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Sidney Lanier

Poet, musician and scholar Sidney Lanier was a Virginian Civil War veteran who later served as organist at First Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, AL and went on to teach at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. His poem “A Ballad of Trees … Continue reading

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John Donne

John Donne (1572-1631) was an Anglican priest, poet, member of Parliment, and Dean of St. Paul’s. He preached his last sermon during Lent of 1631. He left behind an impressive collection of works, but he his most popularly known lines … Continue reading

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A. E. Housman

Professor of Latin and Greek, A. E. Housman is, arguably, more popularly know for his poetry. His most noted poetic work is A Shropshire Lad which includes the popular �To An Athelete Dying Young.� More ironically, given his self-avowed atheism, … Continue reading

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On finding your number

A friend has taken on the work of trying to discover his Enneagram number. He�s taken a couple of on-line inventories, but with mixed results. The scores come back �flat�, hinting that he can be any one of three of … Continue reading

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Poetry and faith

For some years I’ve relied on religious poetry to provide a balance to my overly-analytical approach to faith (a natural liability of an Enneagram 5). Advent and Lent especially are enriching times as I’ve revisited poets and pieces that have … Continue reading

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OpenBible.Info and biblical geography

This is pretty cool. OpenBible.info has done some “geocoding” on Google maps to placenames in the Bible. Which means you can use their Bible book list (menu) to locate the geographical place names in the Bible. In itself, pretty nifty. … Continue reading

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On who forms ministers

I’m often asked by students to serve as a reference when they begin to get their resumes in order and start searching for ministry placement. I’m always happy to do so for those whom I’ve gotten to know and have … Continue reading

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How education can change the brain

I’m just back from three days at the Lost River spring session of Leadership in Ministry Workshop (LIM). One presentation re-visited the topic of the brain and systems theory, and one other made reference to the brain’s functioning as a … Continue reading

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