This is my first round teaching an ethics class at the school that I work at. I’m enjoying the learning process as one who has been given a curriculum to implement. The more I dig into the textbook the more I find that I am growing in my understanding of ethics. The issue of euthanasia is one that Christ followers must not be quiet about. Interestingly, I am not teaching a class from a religious perspective but from a philosophical... Read more
Following my recent blog in which I declared that I had fallen out of love with creationism (Creationism: A Bridge Too Far) I feel the need to write about my subsequent observations. Having held this belief for the last couple of decades it seems strange that it should take me so long to write about it. And yet deep down I think I know why. It was interesting that following my blog a good friend, a great church pastor who... Read more
One of the things that I'm discovering about spiritual disciplines is that I often take that which is relational in its very nature and turn it into something mechanical. Read more
From Common Prayer: South African pastor and bishop Peter Storey said, “American preachers have a task more difficult, perhaps, than those faced by us under South Africa’s apartheid, or Christians under Communism. We had obvious evils to engage; you have to unwrap your culture from years of red, white and blue myth. You have to expose, and confront, the great disconnection between the kindness, compassion and caring of most American -people, and the ruthless way American power is experienced, directly... Read more
Here are some highlights from Bruxy Cavey's message "Anabaptist Invasion" - the first message in the Meeting House's "Ordinary Radicals" series. Read more
FROM TORONTO SUN: EXCERPT: A Phoenix, Ariz., man is in jail for hosting a Bible study group in his home. Pastor Michael Salman starting serving 60 days on Monday after city officials said his weekly meetings were akin to church services, which violated several building codes. “Bible studies are not allowed to be conducted in your residence or the barn on your property as these structures do not comply with the construction code for this use,” a letter from the... Read more
As we attempt to appropriately interpret Scripture and live in relationship with the Spirit of Jesus, we must keep in mind that it is not our ideas or beliefs that we cling to, but Jesus himself. Read more
FROM GIZMODO: Official Christian Tablet Should Really Be Called Crap Android Tablet H/T: Scot from Churchlandia (a blog you should subscribe to!) EXCERPT: A bookstore chain called Family Christian has taken a crappy Android tablet, slapped a new logo on it, and rebranded it as the Edifi—the world’s first Christian tablet! And what makes it a Christian tablet? That would be 27 translations of the Bible, Christian internet radio, and safe search (no porn allowed). For $149, you can get... Read more
Moneyball Christians By Jamie Boggs I love baseball. I love playing it, I love watching it, and I even love studying it. Being a math guy, I really appreciate all of the statistical implications involved in the game and how they play themselves out on the field. You know what they say: “Numbers don’t lie.” Over the last decade or so, though, the numbers in baseball have been turned upside down. You may have seen or heard of the Brad... Read more
What is Christian Reconstructionism? by Paul McGlasson You may not be familiar with the terminology, but you know the ideas. Christian Reconstructionism is a powerful mix of religious and political ideas gaining enormous strength in the American church and society. Ideas like: Christians have a unique “worldview” with unique access to universal truth “Christian laws” should be put in place at local, state, and federal levels Christianity and American culture are two sides of the same coin The proper, God-given... Read more
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