Church (and temple and mosque) hopping.
While New York City has a reputation of being a secular bastion, one Evangelical Christian, Tony Carnes, and his team of inquisitive […]
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The Calling of Delight
On Sunday as I drove to church, I caught part of a great episode of “On Being” hosted by Krista Trippet with Father […]
Are megachurches going the way of CDs?
Outside my dad’s church. As in an unappealing and outdated relic of the latter part of the twentieth century? Maybe. I know […]
DJesus Uncrossed
While I did see “DJango Unchained,” I totally missed Saturday Night Live’s spoof, so I found this post by David R. Henson […]
Huh?
I’m with Matthew Paul Turner on Rob Bell’s new book promo vid. What the hezzy?
Galileo on God
(Brain Pickings Weekly) Starting in college, I began hearing how the Roman Catholic Church supposedly tormented Galileo, religion, of course being the squasher […]
What makes art religious?
What constitutes religious art? It seems sacrilegious art is much easier to recognize on sight. Simcha Fisher writes: Some of it […]
That dang problem of evil.
(Source) This essay at the New York Times by Susan Jacoby, The Blessings of Atheism, got me thinking. Some excerpts: IT is […]
Not Christian, yet Christ-like.
On Facebook yesterday I wrote as a status: “I’m realizing more and more that some of the best followers of Christ have […]
A little more about the Syrophoenician woman
(Source) After mass on Sunday, I spoke with my pastor, Father Ros, about the story of the Syrophoenician woman and also the blog post […]
Alisha
@myeastofedenTo borrow a line from Drake: I’m more than just a number. But if I had to pick one, I’d be a 7 — not perfect, just honest about it.
I’m Alisha: 30, a Christ-follower, married to my husband Keiron, and mom to our daughter Zoe. East of Eden is where I write weekly about faith, culture, and relationships — a curious mix of the relevant and reverential, covering everything from religion and politics to pop culture to the quieter, more personal stuff.
I’m slightly off-kilter (but aren’t all “ar-teeests”?) and not your average girl. Hope you enjoy the rantings — don’t take the sarcasm too seriously, and know that comments are always welcome. Very welcome… ahem, HINT, HINT, HINT.
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“A curious mix of the sacred and profane… too nice for a run of the mill blog?”
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