Bible Stories for Children
Ashley pointed me to an interesting article in the USA Today this morning that discusses different stances and approaches to telling Biblical stories in the form of children’s books. The article was pretty well balanced (surprisingly) and I thought I would distill what was said and offer a view that wasn’t presented, that is, not to tell children these stories when they are small.
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The Gods Aren’t Angry in Indy
I spent a great night in Indianapolis last Friday night in order to attend Rob Bell’s close-to-final-stop on his speaking tour, The Gods Aren’t Angry.
Free Bibles for… Christians?
Begrudgingly walking out of a mandatory chapel service today (during which I tuned out to some iPod and read) I was greeted by a zealous Gideon and a tiny green New Testament. Looking around, I realized this was happening to every student leaving chapel.
Sexually Active Churches
FOXNews posted a news brief today that highlights a church in Detroit called Epic Church which is currently running a series on sexuality. This idea isn’t really brand new stuff as far as church news goes, but the interesting part is that the church is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod- for those that don’t have […]
Christian Radio
I was wondering earlier today whether or not Christian radio is a good or a bad thing.
Seems odd, right? I’ve never been the biggest fan of stations like Star 88.3 or WBCL, but I’ve never been hostile toward them either. There’s just a part of me that says worship music shouldn’t be lowered to the level […]
Ben Witherington on Rob Bell
I caught wind of a scholar by the name of Ben Witherington and his recent posts concerning Rob Bell. One was a couple days ago concerning Rob’s stop in Lexington during week two of his Sex God tour.
One of Ben’s main disagreements with Rob came up during the Q+A session; he disagreed with what he […]
Church Doors Without Handles
I caught this link from Nathan Colquhoun’s blog (which, by the way, is a great source of links to church-related articles - check him out) and it strung a cord with me.
There is a church without handles on their doors.
the church has no handles on the doors leading into any part of the church. the only […]
What is Church?
My friends and I have been perpetually engaged in an ongoing discussion on this topic. We see examples all around us of places - institutions - claiming to be church; which is it?
There are two examples on my mind today. One claims to be evangelical; the other doesn’t.
The first is a part of a church […]
Rob Bell’s Suggested Reading List
One of the questions asked at the Q+A the other night was “How can I be as knowledgeable as you are?” This is an interesting question in itself, but even better was the answer. Rob said to go to MarsHill.org and request his reading list using the contact form. You can do this yourself (I […]
Sex God Tour: Michigan
I had the pleasure of traveling to the University of Michigan tonight and seeing Rob Bell (again!) during a Q+A and book signing for his new book Sex God. I found out through a good friend that Rob was touring for his new book (and still is) so I gathered together those interested and […]