Moving to Squarespace :: Check Out the New Site

After plenty of good times here on WordPress, I’m moving my blogging activity to Squarespace.  Here is the link: http://bensimpson.squarespace.com/ I’m excited about the aesthetics, the design capabilities, the ease with which users can share material, and the professional feel.  If you follow me via RSS, then update those tools accordingly. Check out the site [...]

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Recording :: Recovering Our Creative Calling

Yesterday was awesome.  It was full of awesomeness.  I spent time with four young people with whom I served this summer at Institute, a United Methodist youth camp held at Baker University.  We visited my friend Kevin Norris, who runs a sound and production company called GroovySoul, and my musician friends laid down four tracks. [...]

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The Bleeding God :: Thoughts on Daniel Bell’s “God Does Not Require (or Demand) Blood”

In February 2009, The Christian Century featured Daniel Bell’s article, “God Does Not Require Blood” on their cover.  The imagery found there was as evocative as the title, showing two band-aids placed in the form of a cross.  The article itself was adapted from a chapter of the same name in God Does Not…, a 2008 [...]

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Cultural Adaptation = Loss of Gospel Culture?

Over the past few years I have been fortunate to hold subscriptions to both Christianity Today and Christian Century magazines.  I don’t always do the best job staying on top of my stack of publications, but over the past two weeks I have carved out time during my day to browse through my collection and [...]

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40 Days of Prayer for United Methodist Campus Ministries

My friends Ashlee Alley and Creighton Alexander are excited about the fall. They are excited to know that as the colleges where they minister begin the fall semester there will be many who are praying for the students, faculty, and campus ministries at their institutions. They are encouraged to know that so many have expressed [...]

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