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The public square and Christian voices
I am grateful for solid Christian thinkers and communicators who stand in the public square to bring solid comment to our current cultural messes.
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The fundamentalist mind
Fundamentalism isn’t consigned to the conservative/evangelical wing of American Christianity. But, there are issues without doubt. David French writes:
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Those times when a phrase or a sentence just stops you
I can make a bad habit of cruising through an article or opinion piece and letting things just float by. It can be an article I agree with or an opinion piece that makes me mad, but I take in the whole of the piece and sometimes forget to pay attention to details. A piece I read by Nicholas Kristof…
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Honest reflection lacks in our current world
We are good at pointing out the utter absurdity of ideologies opposed to our very true and righteous ideals. We, of course, have the right ideals and that other side is, well, obviously wrong. This is the condition in which we find ourselves consistently. In the Church or in politics, what seriously lacks is self reflection. Conservatives or progressives, it…
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We need to be MUCH better in the public square
One of the joys of being an Anglican is finding the brilliant thinkers and writers currently engaging our culture and spiritual life. If you haven’t heard of Tish Harrison Warren, you just did… and you need to hear more from her. You can subscribe to her weekly newsletter in the New York Times for free.
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Politics and exhaustion
“People in the exhausted camp are tired of having politics thrust in their face every hour. As Ryan Streeter of the American Enterprise Institute has found, young people who are “lonely at least once in a while” are more than seven times more likely to be active in politics than those who are socially active. Those who are exhausted have…
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The future of the American Church
You might remember “Veggie Tales.” Phil Vischer (creator of Veggie Tales) has a podcast he’s been doing for several years with Skye Jethani and Christian Taylor. It’s now called the Holy Post Podcast and I look forward to it every week. Phil is the funny man and for the first half of the show he cuts it up with Skye…
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We don’t talk about sin much anymore
These are the opening two paragraphs in David Brooks’ recent column in the New York Times. The column is hard hitting and thoughtful and will be incredibly controversial (if anyone will pay attention). But those opening two paragraphs are stunning:
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Reading (and listening) Round Up
From time to time I like to look back and see what I’ve been reading and what has been challenging my thinking and my prayer life.
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Single focus
These days it is so extremely difficult to set the phone aside and not check email or Facebook. But when I give myself to that practice, I find a re-set in my life.
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