From Carlos Whittaker: Go to the link because for each he also has the “Truth.” Myth: You can’t find real relationships in a mega-church Myth: Mega-Churches are a mile wide and an inch deep. Myth: Mega-Churches have it all figured out. Myth: Because they pay musicians to play on Sunday morning, there is not as much “heart” on stage. Myth: Mega-Churches are built on a man. The main communicator. Myth: Mega-Church staffs are cooperate, non-relational, and stiff. Myth: Mega-Churches are... Read more

It can shock the socks off some ordinary evangelicals when they hear that one of their children or someone they know well decides to jump ship to become Eastern Orthodox. (The same goes for evangelicals who turn to Roman Catholicism, and I have written about this in Finding Faith, Losing Faith, along with Hauna Ondrey.) But it happens — sometimes good Biola kids go Eastern and good Wheaton kids go Catholic. The bigger fact, of course, is that far more Easterns... Read more

From USA Today: The food: In an increasingly complicated world, the reason for Chick-fil-A’s success is shockingly simple – they make a tasty fried chicken sandwich. This is especially true and obvious when compared to their main competition, the even-bigger national fast food chains that serve up processed patties of chopped something that tastes vaguely like chicken. Chick-fil-A’s sandwiches look better, as they are breast-shaped rather than unnaturally round, and they definitely taste better, with the breast consistently thick, juicy and... Read more

Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. Read more

Rachel Held Evans is interviewing Greg Boyd on Open Theism, and here’s his opening explanation, and there are questions and responses at her site: To expound a bit on this definition, the open view of the future holds that God chose to create a cosmos that is populated with free agents – at least humans and angels (though some hold that there is a degree of freedom, however small, in all sentient beings).  To have free will means that one... Read more

From Jake Meador: If you spend any length of time interacting with contemporary writing about CS Lewis, you’ll discover one thing almost instantly: Lewis has become a theological Rorshach [sic] test for his readers. This was one of the dominant themes of the many tributes published about him on the 50th anniversary of his death this past November. A certain group of Catholic readers—let’s call them “Chesterton’s warrior children”—cannot imagine someone like Lewis writing the things he did and not... Read more

The Onion: PURCHASE, NY—Area girlfriend Caroline Nagler remains in stable condition at White Plains Hospital today, resting in a medically induced coma after suffering an apparent overdose of scented lotion, sources confirm. Responding to a frantic 911 call from her boyfriend, emergency personnel said they rushed to Nagler’s residence around 10 p.m. last night and discovered the 26-year-old unconscious in her bed and surrounded by dozens of empty bottles of daily moisturizers, anti-wrinkle treatments, and hydrating balms, suggesting an acute... Read more