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We would like to think our problems are unique… they are not
Consider this quote of angst by an 18-year-old:
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White Evangelicals in America and the Reckoning We Need
We are still stumbling badly in our witness as American conservative Christians. This past year has left many, including me, wondering about the label “evangelical.”
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Weekend reading
After the turkey… after the shopping… plug your brain back in and read/listen to some challenging work.
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The need for prophets
“Everyone more or less believes in God or gods. But most of us do our best to keep God on the margins of our lives, or, failing that, we refashion God to suit our convenience.
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Veggie Tales, Shifting Demographics, and Luddites
Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, has a podcast that is one part goofy (because Vischer is just that way) and two parts insightful. THIS PODCAST is worth the listen…
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The temptation of the stage
We all face it as Christian leaders. It’s the temptation of being “up front.” There is a level of influence we have that we pretend to “not want,” but down deep… we like it there.
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The Flag, the Anthem, the First Amendment
I’ve been to a few baseball games this year. I’ve kind of sworn off of NFL games, but not because of Colin Kaepernick. It traces back to the arrogance of the NFL, willfully ignored the concussion issue, and I could go on about that.
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The political Jesus
Jesus’ own message was incendiary. It’s worth hearing the words again: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news” (Mark 1:15). Jesus was relativizing the authority of all human government: the power of the Herodian dynasty in Galilee, the Roman governor in Judea, the religious council of…
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