I am a day late reading about The Breuggemann's death. I guess I thought he might live forever. I was a senior at Columbia when he arrived, but was able to take a class on the Pentatuch when I was doing further study for pastoral counseling, and heard him speak at many conferences. Thank you for your tribute and sermon. I shall grieve knowing he is no longer challenging us. Pity we Presbyterians can't name saints. Thank you for sharing.
My friend an I were talking about doing another interview with “The Bruggemann” only a couple of weeks before we heard about his death. Thank you for this article and your tribute to a very generous life.
I had not heard about Brueggemann until Ed Goode mentioned him several times in a bible study class and then I began running into quotes in my spiritual reading. Wisdom on a page is such a blessing to me. It makes my brain sparkle...As for American consumerism, I believe more and more in Christian Socialism.
While I dig the Abundance idea - reality is we live on a finite planet and 8.5 billion toxic consumers is not sustainable. We all must make life style behavior changes or the future is bleak. Here are some solutions…
Couldn’t agree more! I’ve long understood true abundance to be about embracing “enough”—a kind of sharing that goes beyond endless acquisition and competition. It’s literally killing us.
I am a day late reading about The Breuggemann's death. I guess I thought he might live forever. I was a senior at Columbia when he arrived, but was able to take a class on the Pentatuch when I was doing further study for pastoral counseling, and heard him speak at many conferences. Thank you for your tribute and sermon. I shall grieve knowing he is no longer challenging us. Pity we Presbyterians can't name saints. Thank you for sharing.
I had never really thought about Mary singing that song to Jesus. What a beautiful idea.
The Brueggemann will be missed but what a powerful, prophetic, and beautiful legacy he has left.
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My friend an I were talking about doing another interview with “The Bruggemann” only a couple of weeks before we heard about his death. Thank you for this article and your tribute to a very generous life.
I would have loved to hear that! Alas. We carry his legacy forward.
I had not heard about Brueggemann until Ed Goode mentioned him several times in a bible study class and then I began running into quotes in my spiritual reading. Wisdom on a page is such a blessing to me. It makes my brain sparkle...As for American consumerism, I believe more and more in Christian Socialism.
While I dig the Abundance idea - reality is we live on a finite planet and 8.5 billion toxic consumers is not sustainable. We all must make life style behavior changes or the future is bleak. Here are some solutions…
https://open.substack.com/pub/christophermeestoerato/p/if-democracy-survives-the-future?r=12utpl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Couldn’t agree more! I’ve long understood true abundance to be about embracing “enough”—a kind of sharing that goes beyond endless acquisition and competition. It’s literally killing us.