Tim Boerger
@tmcivis.bsky.social
Lutheran pastor, word lover, vinyl collector, YDS alum, Texpat in the DMV.
“By kindly powers wonderfully harbored,
We boldly live in hope, so come what may;
For God is near in evening and in morning,
And surely He is with us each new day.”
“By kindly powers wonderfully harbored,
We boldly live in hope, so come what may;
For God is near in evening and in morning,
And surely He is with us each new day.”
It’s been a while since I’ve visited, but it’s pretty great in real life, too.
December 12, 2024 at 2:54 PM
It’s been a while since I’ve visited, but it’s pretty great in real life, too.
The rest arrive, all those we haven’t seen
in far too long—Great Grandma, Uncle Jack—
until each place is filled that once had been
a void, until unseen the house is packed.
And then the Host arises—eyes on him—
pronounces grace, and with himself he feeds them.
3/3
in far too long—Great Grandma, Uncle Jack—
until each place is filled that once had been
a void, until unseen the house is packed.
And then the Host arises—eyes on him—
pronounces grace, and with himself he feeds them.
3/3
November 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM
The rest arrive, all those we haven’t seen
in far too long—Great Grandma, Uncle Jack—
until each place is filled that once had been
a void, until unseen the house is packed.
And then the Host arises—eyes on him—
pronounces grace, and with himself he feeds them.
3/3
in far too long—Great Grandma, Uncle Jack—
until each place is filled that once had been
a void, until unseen the house is packed.
And then the Host arises—eyes on him—
pronounces grace, and with himself he feeds them.
3/3
The guests who’ve come—combustive mix: the bad
in-law and aunt who gets inebriated,
the BLM kid next to MAGA dad—
must reckon, in this moment, they’re related.
2/3
in-law and aunt who gets inebriated,
the BLM kid next to MAGA dad—
must reckon, in this moment, they’re related.
2/3
November 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM
The guests who’ve come—combustive mix: the bad
in-law and aunt who gets inebriated,
the BLM kid next to MAGA dad—
must reckon, in this moment, they’re related.
2/3
in-law and aunt who gets inebriated,
the BLM kid next to MAGA dad—
must reckon, in this moment, they’re related.
2/3
It was really great: some red wine vinegar gets stirred in at the end for some tang, and you garnish with Kalamata olives and feta for some briny goodness!
November 24, 2024 at 12:10 AM
It was really great: some red wine vinegar gets stirred in at the end for some tang, and you garnish with Kalamata olives and feta for some briny goodness!
We’re having this tonight, and it struck me as something that was up your alley.
November 23, 2024 at 11:21 PM
We’re having this tonight, and it struck me as something that was up your alley.
…but _then_ discounting…
November 22, 2024 at 11:16 PM
…but _then_ discounting…
Maybe I’m not reading her fairly, but it feels like she’s (appropriately) warning against turning the complex, real-life Bonhoeffer into a certain kind of heroic caricature, but his discounting his actual work because it doesn’t live up to that same standard of simplistic heroism.
November 22, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Maybe I’m not reading her fairly, but it feels like she’s (appropriately) warning against turning the complex, real-life Bonhoeffer into a certain kind of heroic caricature, but his discounting his actual work because it doesn’t live up to that same standard of simplistic heroism.
But what a comfort to know that the decision of which you speak rests in Hands infinitely more trustworthy and merciful than mine.
November 20, 2024 at 9:43 PM
But what a comfort to know that the decision of which you speak rests in Hands infinitely more trustworthy and merciful than mine.
I think that the damnation passages and the apokatastasis passages represent the eschaton viewed through the respective lenses of law and gospel (or maybe, better yet, are law and gospel proclaimed in an eschatological mode)—which means an insoluble tension remains until Christ comes again.
November 20, 2024 at 9:37 PM
I think that the damnation passages and the apokatastasis passages represent the eschaton viewed through the respective lenses of law and gospel (or maybe, better yet, are law and gospel proclaimed in an eschatological mode)—which means an insoluble tension remains until Christ comes again.