One of my students, now graduated and working at a school, sent this to me about One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow : Help us out by getting the book into the hands of young adults. One.Life definitely will make/is making a huge impact on young adults. As someone in that category I can say that it already has made an impact on me and I’m not even finished with it! I just finished the chapters Love.Life and Justice.Life. Nothing is more... Read more
The following post is from CBE and by Vaun Swanson, but I want to ask two questions on this Sunday. How many of you, in your church today had a woman preach, a woman teach, or a woman lead worship? Second, how many of you have a woman who has the title of “pastor”? I’m not including participating in a worship band. It doesn’t matter if we get 200 comments, but I’d like you simply to say “yes” or “no”... Read more
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because in our weakness we can do nothing good without you, give us the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
Many people could write a memoir like the one Stanley Hauerwas has written; only Hauerwas would. He “would” because he’s unabashedly honest and candid and Texas brash. He not only tells the tragic story of a mentally ill wife (and mother to their son Adam) and some of the insider bickerings that occurred at Augustana, Notre Dame and Duke, but he does all of this without settling scores with his academic critics. In this memoir, Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir,... Read more
Mornin’ to you! One of the more important lessons a writer has to learn — and may never be able to learn: “But as I try to type now, I realize I’m doing one of the worst things a writer can do—I’m writing for that reviewer. I’m justifying my thoughts, defending my words, avoiding the offenses she called out, second-guessing each letter.” Good post, good advice, tough world. Good post, good advice on the serendipity of life. Justin Topp reflects... Read more
From CT, by Bob Kubinec: I find here a voice of reason: What do you think? The recent protests by Egyptian opposition movements have revealed a deep and abiding prejudice in the U.S. foreign policy community toward the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. These feelings are shared among many evangelicals who tend to view all Islamic groups as prone to violence and militantly hostile to Israel and the Christian church. While it is clear that the Muslim Brotherhood’s views on a... Read more
Carolyn Hax was sent this note. How would you respond? I disagree with her substantively. Dear Carolyn: I just found out my husband of 12 years has been texting a female co-worker in and out of work. I found out quite by accident. They were joking about the football pool. When I told him I don’t think that’s appropriate, he said I’m being ridiculous and he would have no problem with me texting other guys. I’m not a prude by... Read more
“A Missional Community is a group of twenty to fifty people who have united, in the name of Jesus, around a common service and witness to a particular context.” So Mike Breen and Alex Absalom in their new book, Launching Missional Communities: A Field Guide (p. 124). Which means this: trying to transform “small groups” of 6-12 into missional groups is not the best way to go. It sometimes works but not often and not well. Nor is a Missional Community... Read more
From the NYTimes, a report about Prime Minister David Cameron’s controversial comments about multiculturalism. Where are the limits? Does “tolerance” breed opportunity to take advantage of tolerance? Is this a refusal to change with changing times? By JOHN F. BURNS LONDON — Faced with growing alarm about Islamic militants who have made Britain one of Europe’s most active bases for terrorist plots, Prime MinisterDavid Cameron has mounted an attack on the country’s decades-old policy of “multiculturalism,” saying it has encouraged “segregated communities”... Read more
Tara Sophia Mohr says yes. Fans of Bravo’s Top Chef know: the women keep losing. Each season starts off with a roughly equal number of male and female contestants. All have been through the same rigorous selection process. Yet as the competition goes on, the women simply don’t perform as well as the men. Or so it seems. A closer look reveals that Bravo’s Top Chef isn’t meritocratic at all. It’s strongly biased in favor of the men — for three surprising reasons.... Read more
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