2015-03-13T16:58:45-05:00

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Someone sent me the link to the video below yesterday, simply saying that Anderson Cooper had interviewed Kirk Cameron about the mass-bird-and-fish-die-off in Arkansas, asking him whether it is a sign of the apocalypse.  I braced myself, expecting the actor who has publicly campaigned against evolution, assuming that he would say something as similarly idiotic as his assertion that the existence of bananas and the lack of existence of “crocoducks” are proof of creationism. But, no, that’s not what happened.  Instead,... Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:45-05:00

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Well, the issue of Christian universalism didn’t “pop” last year, as I had predicted, but Scot left a comment on another post saying that Rob Bell’s 2011 book will deal with the issue.  That will likely bring it to the fore of the conversation in American evangelicalism.  But I don’t want to wait till then to begin exploring the idea. As with other theological issues I’ve addressed here — the atonement and same sex marriage, to name a couple —... Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:46-05:00

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Happy New Year!  I’ve made some design changes here on the blog, including a wider format, a new header image, and only one right sidebar with less mess.  Let me know what you think, please.  And let me know if there are any navigation items that you’d like to see added. Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:46-05:00

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Thanks again for stopping by to read my blog.  Here are the most highly trafficked posts of 2010: Is Sojourners for Straights Only? A Call to Clergy to Stop Performing Legal Marriages Are You a Hipster Christian? Lonnie Frisbee and the Non-Demise of the Emerging Church In Support of Jennifer Knapp Liberals Are Non-Biblical — Not So Fast The Pentecostal Controversy Darius Best Road Trip Hints for Kids Which Christian College Will Be the First to Accept GLBT Students? Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:47-05:00

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As 2010 winds down, I’m mailing the penultimate draft of my dissertation to Princeton, and I’ll be spending the waning days of this year with family.  Being that I’ll have some brain space available in 2011, previously occupied by dissertation, I hope to start blogging through some theological issues that have been pestering me.  Like, for instance, the possibility of Christian universalism.  I’d also like to explore Christian atheism, à la Peter Rollins, and a blogalogue on Mormonism with Jana... Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:47-05:00

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…was preached by John Chrysostom, he of the “golden tongue,” on Christmas Day, 386.  A preacher tonight or tomorrow morning could do a lot worse than read it in its entirety.  Here’s a taste: What shall I say to you; what shall I tell you? I behold a Mother who has brought forth; I see a Child come to this light by birth.  The manner of His conception I cannot comprehend. Read it all here: The First Christmas Sermon Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:47-05:00

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2015-03-13T16:58:48-05:00

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The past year has been financially hellish for me with a home foreclosure resulting from divorce. And no entity has been as unhelpful downright evil as US Bank.  Personnel from US Bank have been consistently unhelpful and unwilling to work with our situation.  Just this morning, I was literally yelled at by an employee named David Bishop in the loan recovery department.  When I ultimately asked to be transferred to his supervisor, he transferred me to a fax machine.  When... Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:48-05:00

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Yesterday I appeared on Doug Pagitt Radio to look back at my predictions for the year in religion, entered a year ago, and to make some new predictions for the coming year.  I’ll post the video of the show when it’s available later today.  Until then, here’s a recap: Regarding last year, we agreed that Muslims were less deference in American society.  I had predicted last year that politicians and pundits would stop calling Islam a “religion of peace,” and... Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:49-05:00

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Where else but Dallas and who else but Ed Young, Jr., would pass out 3-D glasses for their Christmas Eve services, dim the lights, and run the video?  And wouldn’t you know it, at least one of the videos was about Jesus Young himself! The Dallas Morning News is on the scene: “It’s a little cheesy, but cheese works,” said Ed Young, pastor of the Grapevine-based megachurch with campuses in Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth and Miami. On Saturday night in... Read more

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