Christopher Gow

The central culture-shaping image of the Middle Ages was the Crucifix (dead Jesus) one of my hobbies is imagining a culture whose central image is Resurrection: Jesus victorious over corruption, death, oppression—Jesus defying death; Jesus promising Life. What would be different?

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“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” - Mark Twain

"To remember the resurrection, to hope for universal resurrection, is a 'political' act: for it is the ultimate refusal of all denials of community" - John Millbank

@MadisonPierce Inspired by your work, I'm currently working on a term paper about this verse and our participation(?) in Divine Discourse

I've reached Hebrews 13:6 in the commentary (after skipping tons), and I love it so much. Chapters of speech by God, and then: being courageous, we say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

@bcastlemiller @albpeeler I never would have known that dainties were what was missing from my life, but now I can’t imagine ever going back to “snacks”

The most delightful thing this semester is having "dainties" during our breaks in PhD seminar on Hebrews. @albpeeler picked up calling snacks DAINTIES from Beverly Gaventa, and this is the kind of wholesome experience we needed in our last semester of coursework, right @cgow10?

@sgow A mumpsimus if ever there was one

@cgow10 But we have to follow grammar’s rules!!

It's so silly that it's considered bad form to start a sentence with a conjunction.

@mikeywaters3 The pride I feel at it Not Getting Me is immense

Dang it got me

Gow is "masterful... We completely understand how they fall in love. We fall in love too.  Gow demonstrates a myriad of emotions... We know exactly what he is feeling.  - Berkshire on Stage

"Gow keeps things simple and real... His efforts to keep himself both aloof yet inviting make him overwhelmingly attractive... Gow handles all of this perfectly, making Jack **the most interesting hero in a romantic comedy I’ve ever seen.** -the Berkshire Edge

Yoooo lemme brag on 2 of my brothers for a second:

Love it in theory. Tough thing is that you basically can't get a charge call without embellishing.

Book banning

@wes_wallace @sgow I would be in the front row

@cgow10 @sgow funky punt

If you had to give a 40-min presentation on something tomorrow, what would be the topic?

@sgow I’m curious what @_tedkim_ would say

If the resurrection is true, then everything’s going to be alright.