I leave today for two weeks, in which time I will have three speaking engagements, attend a conference, and visit relatives in Oklahoma. I won’t be in the big woods, though, this time, and I do plan to keep my blog up the best I
I leave today for two weeks, in which time I will have three speaking engagements, attend a conference, and visit relatives in Oklahoma. I won’t be in the big woods, though, this time, and I do plan to keep my blog up the best I
You have perhaps heard about how the University of Virginia board fired the university president Teresa Sullivan, whereupon a huge uproar ensued, and she was hired back. I’ve heard conservatives lament the re-hiring, saying that the lunatics are in charge of the asylum, that this
We had another great sermon from Pastor Douthwaite on the death of John the Baptist (Mark 6:14-29). A sampling: John the Baptist never was at home in this world. He was an interloper. A stranger. A misfit. It began with his birth which was not
Metropolitan Jonah, the evangelical convert who became the head of the Orthodox Church of America (one of several Eastern Orthodox denominations in the U.S.), has been ousted from his office. The reason, reportedly, is his aggressive public stands against abortion, homosexuality, and other controversial moral
I really enjoyed yesterday digging up those old songs on YouTube, not just those that shed light on the article we were blogging about but also the ones you suggested in the comments. I was also trading songs back and forth off line, with my
The Nielson ratings people and Sony surveyed just over 1,000 Americans to determine the top 20 “most universally impactful moments” on television. Here they are: 1. Sept. 11 tragedy (2001) 2. Hurricane Katrina (2005) 3. O.J. Simpson verdict (1995) 4. Challenger space shuttle disaster (1986)
My colleague Marvin Olasky is writing pastors for help with a story. I thought I’d share it with those of you who are pastors in case you could help him and also for our more general discussion: Dear Pastor, I’d like your help in developing
The 1970s was a time of hippies, free love, psychedelic drugs, and cultural revolution. But it was also a time of major religious revival, with the “Jesus Movement” gaining headway in that very counter-culture. How could that be? Baylor professor Philip Jenkins credits the Byrds,
My nomination for the Pulitzer Prize for letters to the editor, if there were such a thing, in the aftermath of the great power outage: Monday, July 2, my third morning in the heat without power (and no power at my workplace), imagine my relief
A study of religious retention rates–that is, what percentage of people raised in a particular church or religion stay with it when they are grown–is quite interesting. Lutherans are in second place among Protestants (58%), just after the Baptists (60%). The group with the worst
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