Monthly Archives: October 2011

Mark Driscoll Cuts to the Chase

Mark Driscoll preaches about the wrath of God. A few points: At 1:38, he mentions that he was interviewed by the folks who made the documentary Expelled. Apparently they’re doing a new documentary on Hell. This sermon is from Oct. … Continue reading

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Here We Go Again

Folks who paid attention to the predictions of Harold Camping may remember that he predicted that the rapture would occur in May, 2011, and the final end of this world would occur on October 21, 2011. When the first didn’t … Continue reading

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Ken Ham is Shocked! … Shocked!

The latest book to start a buzz amongst the bloggers who focus on American Christianity is Randall Stephens and Karl Giberson’s new book, The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age. It seems you can think of The Anointed as … Continue reading

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Chivers on the Satanic Panic

I’ve managed to completely avoid the Amanda Knox trial. I just generally steer clear of show trials as much as I possibly can, a habit dating back to OJ. But via some discussion at the Wild Hunt, I came across … Continue reading

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Halloween is Coming

… and nothing – nothing – makes fundamentalists get stupider than Halloween. Most seemed to have given up on stopping the celebration. But now everything needs to be renamed lest it lead to satanism. Jesus Seeds? Can you plant them … Continue reading

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4,247th Time is a Charm

Speaker: So this is where our movement came along and finally got the Bible right. Audience member: Jesus is so lucky to have us. (via St. Thomas the Doubter Church)

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Feynman on Beauty

It’s always a delight to realize that some idea you’ve had has already occurred to someone else – and that they’ve said it better than you could. I once had an argument with a romantic who wanted to argue that … Continue reading

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Prayer Drive Fail

Your daily dose of schadenfreude from The Christian Post: Crystal Cathedral administrators, who announced a “faith filled” decision in July to raise $50 million to try to pay off its debt and maintain ownership of the church, have reportedly fallen … Continue reading

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Blessed: The One Way Street of God's Grace

The following is a guest post submitted by Nathan Moore, a Liberal Arts major whose academic focus is on the study of religion. He has submitted this piece about “the lack of social awareness that the “blessed” possess, and the … Continue reading

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Ending the Engagement

Glen Scrivener is an Anglican minister who blogs at Christ the Truth and occasionally comments here as “Glen S.” After fencing a bit in the Alien Gods post, he wrote a brief post on Engaging Atheists. My problem is that … Continue reading

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