Conference videos are ready! Up first is Francis’ talk from Friday evening:
Can You Say the Creed (and Still Call your Soul Your Own)? ~ Francis Spufford from Mockingbird on Vimeo.
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3 comments
John Zahl says:
Apr 25, 2014
This is fantastic! #bicyclerepair
David Ruess says:
Apr 30, 2014
Absolutely beautiful:
“Yes, the astonishing thing, is, that the LORD God of hosts, the, maker of this 14 billion year old, manifest, of wonder and horrors all around us, does appear to be, where we’re concerned, in the bicycle repair business. What is more, for no payment at all.
What is man that Thou are mindful of him?”
Thank you for posting these for me, who was too cheap to come to New York and be there in person!
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The Apostles’ Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism | Mockingbird says:
Jul 25, 2018
[…] an Mbird conference talk a few years ago, Francis Spufford asked, “Can You Say the Creed (and Still Call Your Soul Your Own)?” *Spoiler alert* Yes and no. In the Gospel, Spufford says, God makes us both more ourselves and […]