Book Review :: Elaine Heath :: The Mystic Way of Evangelism

This fall I had the opportunity to travel to Fayetteville, AR with Molly.  She attended a conference while I worked on my thesis project.  Molly had a tremendous week, while I made (slow) progress on a short preliminary document that took me all semester to complete.  One of the first sessions Molly attended featured Elaine [...]

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Book Plug :: Kenneth E. Bailey’s Jacob & the Prodigal

I like to read.  Last week I finished Kenneth E. Bailey’s Jacob & the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel’s Story.  I enjoyed it thoroughly.
If you are a Christian you’ve probably heard “The Parable of the Prodigal Son” preached hundreds of time.  In all likelihood you’ve come to know the story well.  The comfort which comes [...]

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

I’ve learned a lot about this document in the past couple of years, and this a good video.  You can read the Declaration of Rights here.
While I think such a Declaration is important and helps rally politic leaders worldwide I can’t help but wonder, What common story must underly any effort [...]

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David F. Wells and Some Video Venue Thoughts

David F. Wells is the Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.  Wells sounded an alarm for the evangelical world with the publication of No Place for Truth? in 1993.  This work was followed by God in the Wasteland, Losing our Virtue, and Above All Earthly Pow’rs.  Wells’ fifth volume, published this year, The Courage [...]

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Does Character Count? Or Does Image Inordinately Rule the Day?

Recently my bus driving responsibilities in DeSoto have taken me near a local elementary school marquee proclaiming, “Character Counts at Starside.”  I am a fan of virtue and am interested in character development, and thus, I appreciate this slogan.  Regarding our ability to become virtuous people apart from narratives and communities that form us to [...]

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Spend Less. Give More.

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Giving.

Back in August I wrote here about the tithe.  That post brought about some hearty conversation.  How we are called to give to the church, to the poor, and to those who serve the least is an important topic of reflection for an American church in the midst of an economic crisis.  How will we [...]

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“Lord, May it Be Your Will to Give the Big Three a Handout!”

I woke up to this FoxNews headline today: “Detroit Church Prays for Bailout with SUVs at the Altar.”  Here is a portion:
With auto workers in the pews and sport-utility vehicles at the altar, one of Detroit’s largest churches on Sunday offered up prayers for Congress to bail out the struggling auto industry, Reuters reported.
“We have [...]

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Hitler and Emergent

This video made an appearance at TallSkinnyKiwi.  My friend Mike passed the link along to me. I laughed.  Out loud.  A lot.

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Santa Claws.

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