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2011-04-29T05:00:35-04:00

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“Cross & the Switchblade” author killed in auto crash

Last updated on: April 29, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Rev. David Wilkerson, a pioneer in youth and urban ministry who founded Teen Challenge and wrote The Cross & the Switchblade, was killed in a car wreck. The pastor of Times Square Church in New York City, he was 79. Rev. Wilkerson was successful in reaching the seemingly unreachable. And yet he didn’t seem to pander or water down or conform to those he was trying to reach. At least that is my impression, though some of you may know more... Read more

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2011-04-28T06:00:48-04:00

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You’ve got to read this book

Last updated on: April 28, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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For Lent I took up once again John Kleinig’s Grace Upon Grace: Spirituality for Today. That has to be one of the most helpful books I have ever read. I have been a Christian for a long time, and I am not unconversant when it comes to spiritual subjects. But I found myself learning fresh insights into the Christian faith on every page of this book. Dr. Kleinig, an Australian theologian and Bible scholar, is simply the most illuminating contemporary... Read more

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2011-04-28T05:50:28-04:00

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Birther certificate

Last updated on: April 28, 2011 at 5:50 am By Gene Veith

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President Obama has released his birth certificate, showing that he was, in fact, born in Hawaii and is thus constitutionally eligible to be President. One would think this would put the birther theories to rest, but already it appears that they are unfalsifiable, that no evidence will satisfy the true believers that President Obama is not an American. See this for a closeup of the certificate: Will Release Of Obama’s Purported Birth Certificate Give Rise To New “Certer” Movement? |... Read more

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2011-04-28T05:30:30-04:00

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Atheist chaplains

Last updated on: April 28, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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There apparently ARE atheists in foxholes, and they are demanding their own chaplains. From the New York Times: In the military, there are more than 3,000 chaplains who minister to the spiritual and emotional needs of active duty troops, regardless of their faiths. The vast majority are Christians, a few are Jews or Muslims, one is a Buddhist. A Hindu, possibly even a Wiccan may join their ranks soon. But an atheist? Strange as it sounds, groups representing atheists and... Read more

2011-04-28T05:00:03-04:00

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Vindicating this blog

Last updated on: April 28, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Hey, thanks for all of the kind words defending this blog and its look. I don’t feel so bad now. Some good ideas were generated, and we’ll see what might be possible as far as tweaking things. Read more

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2011-04-27T06:00:29-04:00

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Lutheranism as the emergent church?

Last updated on: April 27, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Set aside the pastor being a woman. Set aside the tattoos. Set aside the social justice stuff. Well, you’ll have to set aside quite a bit. But what’s striking here is that the latest star of the “emergent church” (congregations trying to reach trendy postmodernists by being trendy and postmodernist) employs traditional Lutheran theology and liturgy: Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber is a dichotomy wrapped in a paradox covered in tattoos. Creation, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Good Friday, Easter and Pentecost... Read more

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2011-04-27T05:25:32-04:00

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The Royal Wedding

Last updated on: April 27, 2011 at 5:25 am By Gene Veith

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The future king of England, Prince William, is getting married to the future queen, presently the commoner Catherine Middleton. This will happen really early in the morning, American time, on Friday in Westminster Abbey. Now Republicans believe in a republic and Democrats believe in democracy. But do any of you still feel the primal tug of monarchy? If you are interested in this wedding, please tell us why. The Royal Wedding. Read more

2011-04-27T05:00:31-04:00

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Atlas Shrugged, said, “whatever”

Last updated on: April 27, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Christians sometimes sit around hoping that if we just had a hit movie that would communicate the Biblical worldview we would impact the culture and bring the secularists to Christ. Ayn Rand fans, despite their atheism, apparently have the same fantasies. The much-anticipated movie version of Atlas Shrugged, Rand’s novel on the virtue of selfishness, has come out. Apparently, like other “message films,” including those about Christianity, it doesn’t really work. So says conservative film critic Roger Simon, who then... Read more

2011-04-26T08:24:14-04:00

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This ugly blog

Last updated on: April 26, 2011 at 8:24 am By Gene Veith

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Redeemed Rambling is hating on this blog, criticizing our graphic design! This is what he says about Cranach: Ugly. Mixed web 1.0 and 2.0 graphics give the site a weird feel. The posts and comments sometimes display wrong. Definitely a content-centric blog, but that doesn’t give it license look uglier than a newspaper. via Redeemed Rambling: Christian Web Sites Worth Avoiding. Mixed web 1.0 and 2.0 graphics? (I don’t even know what that means, which is probably part of the... Read more

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2011-04-26T06:00:59-04:00

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A Lutheran church & school before the Supreme Court

Last updated on: April 26, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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The Supreme Court is taking up what some are describing as the most important religious liberty case in decades. And it involves a Lutheran school whose church fired a called teacher. From Notre Dame law school professor Richard Garnett: In a nutshell, Hosanna-Tabor is a lawsuit brought by Cheryl Perich, a former teacher at a church-run Lutheran grade school who argues that the church violated a federal law against disability-based discrimination when it rescinded her “call” as a “commissioned minister”... Read more

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