Honestly, I’d never heard of the “Quiverfull Movement” “Quiverful Movement” until reading the book of fellow Patheos blogger, Alisha Harris. It seems that, even in this era of an unprecendented 7 billion inhabitants of this planet, some fringey evangelical groups are promoting very large families. The family pictured above, the Duggars, have 19 children, with another on the way. Their kids names are…wait for it… (more…) Read more
Dear Students of Bethel University, Crossroads College, Crown College, North Central University, Northwestern College, and Oak Hills Christian College, A year from now, we in Minnesota will be voting on an amendment to our state constitution. If passed, that amendment will define “marriage” as exclusively between a man and a woman. There are many problems with this proposed amendment, but that’s not the point of this letter. Christians are divided on this issue. Honest, earnest, Bible-believing Christians disagree on whether a monogamous, Christ-centered, same-gendered relationship can... Read more
A lot, according to this story from Reuters: To understand why Mitt Romney persists in the face of rejection, opposition and indifference from his own party, look no further than the two and a half years he spent in France, getting up at 6:30 a.m. every day to venture forth and have doors slammed in his face for 10 hours. The fresh-faced Latter-Day Saints who came to France in the late 1960s to preach the message of Jesus Christ —... Read more
The Wild Goose Festival, of which I am a proud part, has joined the Patheos family (they’ve been a part for a while, actually, but the stream is just heating up). Today, they’ve got an excerpt up of my latest book — which, I’ll remind you, is priced at only $2.99, but for this week only! Check it out. Read more
The Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry is one of the premier gatherings in field. In 2012, the Forum is expanding beyond New Jersey to take place in California. Santa Barbara, to be exact. In January. Get the hint. Great speakers this include some of the usual suspects (Kenda Dean, etc.) as well as some Californians (who I nominated to speak): Marianne Meye Thompson and Rebecca Ver Stratten-McFarren. The theme is “Create“: As you take a deep look into your own soul and... Read more
This is a sponsored post and part of the Patheos Book Club. Check out the Book Club for more posts on this book and for responses from the author. My friend, Ryan Parker, to whom I defer to all things pop culture, wrote this about Jeffrey J. Kripal’s book, Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal: Now I’ve never taken psychedelic drugs of any kind, but I would imagine that being on them is just a heightened... Read more
This post is part of a Patheos symposium on the Future of Seminary Education. You can see all of my posts in this symposium here. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary made news last week, when they announced that beginning in 2015, they won’t be charging tuition anymore: Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (LPTS) will not charge tuition for students in its master’s degree programs in divinity, marriage and family therapy and religion beginning in 2015. Tuition is currently a little over $10,200.... Read more
Technorati has released their annual State of the Blogosphere Report. Among the findings are that there are four (or five) classifications of bloggers: 1) Hobbyist: The backbone of the blogosphere, and representing 60% of the respondents to this survey, Hobbyists say that they “blog for fun” and do not report any income. Half of hobbyists prefer to express their “personal musings” when blogging. 60% indicate they spend less than three hours a week blogging, yet half of hobbyists respond individually... Read more
With twists and turns she builds the nest; it’s perched above her ear, and coiled so tight, a snake at rest, explode barrettes in fear. Its genesis we can surmise: a sultry Texas day; With hair so dense, she thought it wise to tuck it up, away. Cascading down, it now enjoys its well-deserved release, Enveloping me slyly — is this a tent of peace? No. When the nest does come undone, the trouble just begins. I see Eve’s eyes... Read more
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