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2013-02-07T10:17:53-07:00

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Truth is a Person

Last updated on: February 7, 2013 at 10:17 am By Tim Suttle

I’m working on an article for The Huffington Post right now and I’m reminded of something central to the Christian faith: Truth is a person. Here’s a little bit of what I’m thinking about. Among evangelicals, as it is everywhere, the search for truth has always been much more about power and control. The truth question is always a power game. Only people who have not been fully transformed by the truth of the gospel still want to play that... Read more

2013-02-06T07:54:11-07:00

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On Behalf of Iron Lovers Everywhere, This is Appalling…

Last updated on: February 6, 2013 at 7:54 am By Tim Suttle

From NPR today: Scottie the dog is not going to like this news: Monopoly fans have voted to add a cat to the classic game’s cast of eight playing pieces. Getting the boot: Well, it wasn’t the boot. It’s the iron that got flattened. The results of Hasbro’s Facebook vote were revealed on NBC-TV’s Today Show. We suspect iron is a victim of modern times and wrinkle-free technology. And, of course, the all-powerful cat lobby, which can overcome even the worst publicity. Other game pieces... Read more

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2013-02-05T08:10:35-07:00

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How to Talk to Children About God (Heaven, Hell, Jesus, Salvation, and How it All Works)

Last updated on: February 5, 2013 at 8:10 am By Tim Suttle

About a year ago I got an email from a parent telling me that her daughter was asking questions about God, heaven, hell, salvation and how it all works. I’m a big fan of answering questions with stories, answering questions with more questions. But there are some situations where kids don’t want the run-around. They want you to tell them what kind of story they are living in right now. So I sat down and fired back this response that... Read more

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2013-02-04T08:43:34-07:00

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Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: February 4, 2013 at 8:43 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that I love the Super Bowl. It doesn’t matter who is playing, I can always get up for that game. I confess that although I’m not a huge Jim Harbaugh fan (I’m still bitter about 1995-96 playoff win over the Chiefs), I still cheered for SF to come back and win. I was bummed when they came up short. I confess that I thought Beyonce was great at half-time even though I’m a rock and roll guy, not... Read more

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2013-02-03T07:17:08-07:00

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Christianity is Not About Control & Power

Last updated on: February 3, 2013 at 7:17 am By Tim Suttle

So much of what gets called religion is about control, what we think, who we love, who is in, who is out, what the right doctrine is… Control is not Jesus’s game. Jesus is wild. Jesus is free. How often is our quest for “truth” just a thinly disguised quest for control? Religion that focuses on control is subject to every critique of power that the Postmodern philosophers can offer – and they have a lot, and they are mostly... Read more

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2013-02-02T13:30:25-07:00

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Pete Rollins: You Cannot Hear the Revelation Without Heeding It

Last updated on: February 2, 2013 at 1:30 pm By Tim Suttle

Pete Rollins always wigs me out a little bit. My philosophical vocabulary is sorely lacking – continental philosophy all the more. So when I try to listen to someone like Rollins or Caputo I know that I’m barely reaching for the low hanging fruit. If I could change one thing about my life it would probably be that I would have majored in Philosophy in college instead of Biology, then maybe I’d be more conversant. Still I find Rollins to... Read more

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2013-02-01T12:33:06-07:00

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Glenn Beck-land / Libertypendance Park – More Friday Funny

Last updated on: February 1, 2013 at 12:33 pm By Tim Suttle

I am not a Glenn Beck follower myself, so I knew nothing about this until I saw this video which is, whatever you think about Beck, hilarious. So, I watched these segments from Beck’s show in which he walks the viewer through the plans he’s developed in his American Dream Labs for a full scale city complete with it’s own theme park and working ranch. The planned community is to be called Independence U.S.A. – a sort of a libertarian... Read more

2013-02-01T06:41:22-07:00

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Who’s Your Favorite? A Little Friday Funny

Last updated on: February 1, 2013 at 6:41 am By Tim Suttle

This video provides the answer to the question “What will make you cackle awkwardly in a public place?” Maybe it’s because I remember playing this game with my own kids, “Who’s your favorite, mommy or daddy?” It went similarly… a clip for you on Friday because every Friday should have just a little bit of funny. Read more

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2013-01-31T09:07:53-07:00

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Your Religious Alternative to Beyonce at Halftime

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 at 9:07 am By Tim Suttle

For the record – I don’t care that Beyonce lip-synced. Back when I was touring & performing for a living, two guys from my band went to see Destiny’s Child in concert (Beyonce’s old group). In the middle of the set they did this incredible acapella rendition of Amazing Grace that brought down the house, then they kicked straight into “Bootylicious.” It’s an example of how the sacred/profane divide only exists in the minds of religious people who do not understand that... Read more

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2013-01-30T13:35:24-07:00

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Amazing Quotes & Thoughts From Eugene Peterson’s Memoir

Last updated on: January 30, 2013 at 1:35 pm By Tim Suttle

“The life of faith cannot be lived in general or by abstractions. All the great realities that we can’t touch or see take form on ground that we can touch and see.” (p.12) The spirituality I was handed through evangelicalism was profoundly dismissive of “this world” stuff in favor of “spiritual things.” As many have pointed out, this is Platonic-dualism. As a result evangelicals have a tendency to analyze their faith instead of living it. This is a pervasive problem.... Read more

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