Avoid the “New” Trap
A few days ago Seth Godin posted The decline of fascination and the rise in ennui. As I read it, it had ministry written all over it. Ministers and elders need to read this post because it has a lot to say about our culture and how we respond to it. In this post Seth says […]
10 Big Mistakes in Christianity Today
Breeding consumers Pushing edginess even to the compromise of doctrine Fostering a celebrity culture among popular preachers Pushing for social justice while not recognizing the urgency of reaching lost people (used to be the other way around. We need both) Using systematic theology to trump good exegesis. Creating great information delivery systems with no visible/obvious […]
The Real Face of Abortion…What Would It Take to Change Your Mind?
I have wrestled with whether or not to post this. Just a warning…this is not for the faint of heart. All I ask is that the comments not get into political wrangling but stick with what is really going on here. Last week I saw something I hadn’t ever seen before. I saw a picture […]
The Myth That Redemptive Violence is a Myth: Part 2
One of the ways we get discombobulated in the debate over whether or not violence is ever acceptable is that the definition of redemption that is used is often extremely narrow. The redemption people are talking about is the redemption that Jesus brought on the cross…nothing more, nothing less. I will say that is a […]
The Myth That Redemptive Violence is a Myth: Part 1
The Huffington Post recently published an article by Lee Camp (professor at David Lipscomb University) entitled Batman, Neo-Nazis and the Good News of Jesus Christ. In what is a masterfully titled article Camp says the following, “But what those conversations fail to do — what supposedly conservative Christians fail to do — is question what […]
What Exactly Did Dan Cathy Say to Land Chic fil a in Hot Water?
Here is the quote from his interview with Baptist Press Some have opposed the company’s support of the traditional family. “Well, guilty as charged,” said Cathy when asked about the company’s position. “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led […]
Tim McGraw’s Song “Take Me Away From Here” Expresses the Feelings of the Missing Generation
I am not the biggest country fan in the world. I grew up despising country but have grown to like a select few country singers over the last 10 years or so. One singer I do enjoy listening to is Tim McGraw. I was listening to “Take Me Away from Here” and what I heard […]
We Have More Time Than We Think…It is Time to Be Brutally Honest About This One
Add up the amount of time you watch TV, tweet, blog, facebook, use your cell phone, ipad/e-reader, etc each day. Take that number and compare it to the time Jesus and his 11, his 72 and the early church used those devices (Zero hours/day) and realize that we have more time than we think we […]
Hunger Games: A Satire on Entertainment and the Ultimate Form of Consumerism
Missy and I watched the Hunger Games. What stood out to us most was what we saw as a satire on American entertainment and the ultimate form of consumerism. In the Hunger Games, the dominant culture has basically enslaved their subjects into 12 districts. Those 12 districts provide raw materials to their overlords and entertainment […]
Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus
There is a video going around facebook and twitter you may have seen. It is called Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus. Young people resonate with this kind of thing. That is why the video has 5 million views and 60k comments. Young people don’t want a shallow faith. They don’t want to go […]