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April 2013

April 05, 2013

Beverly Gaventa on Romans

HT Nijay Gupta

March 2013

March 22, 2013

The Church Today

The latest cartoon from David Hayward suggests that it is less like tending sheep and...

March 20, 2013

Review of Candida Moss, The Myth of Persecution

I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to participate in a blog tour...

March 18, 2013

Quote of the Day (W. H. Vanstone)

“The church is like a swimming pool. Most of the noise comes from the shallow...

March 16, 2013

U2charist

On the Friday before Spring break, my class on the Bible covered the Psalms, and...

March 14, 2013

If Darth Vader Had Become an Evangelical Christian

HT Joel Watts The story of Anakin Skywalker is a story of repentance and redemption....

March 01, 2013

Church Death and Church Evolution

David Hayward's cartoon above is accompanied by a comment acknowledging that the church itself may...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Intelligence on Ice vs. Ignorance on Fire

The saying "Why is it that the choice among churches always seems to be the...

February 25, 2013

Rewriting a Church Mission Statement

The cartoon above (and the one below) are from the delightful series St. Swithin's. I...

February 24, 2013

Belief and Practice

My entire time at church today seemed to bring together thoughts and discussions related to...

February 21, 2013

Bethel AME Church

I had the privilege of participating in worship at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in...

February 20, 2013

Is it OK to Doubt the Bible?

An interesting conversation between Tom Thatcher, professor at Cincinnati Christian University, and Tyler McKenzie, teaching pastor...

February 17, 2013

Beware of Coyotes in Road Runners’ Clothing

February 16, 2013

The Church and Change

David Hayward's blog is now at Patheos, and his latest cartoon is a poignant pun....

February 15, 2013

J. J. Abrams to Reboot Catholicism

HT Nikki Stafford on Facebook

February 03, 2013

When Churches Try To Compete With The Super Bowl

HT Jeremy Myers

January 2013

January 29, 2013

… And Also With You

January 28, 2013

Around the Blogosphere and Beyond

Several items have come to my attention that are worth sharing, and hopefully no one...

January 27, 2013

Total Recall

I recently watched the remake of the movie "Total Recall," this version starring Colin Farrell...

January 24, 2013

Can a Church Be Too Inviting?

My church, Crooked Creek Baptist Church, is a friendly and welcoming one. We would, however,...

January 22, 2013

The Shrine of the Sacred Astromech Droid

Via George Takei on Facebook

January 21, 2013

Quote of the Day (Jonathan Robinson)

We gather on Sundays to worship the unmarried son of an adulterous polygamous king with...

January 12, 2013

The Exciting World of Churchgoing

I think the takeaway message of the above cartoon by Dave Walker is this: Churches...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

Religious Diversity and Alienation

I have been struck by the language some atheist bloggers I read have used in...

December 11, 2012

It’s Not Just the Kids

Episcopal Church Memes shared this cartoon on Facebook. It is from Rev. Jay Sidebotham's St....

December 11, 2012

I Don’t Care What Jim West Calls Himself, He Isn’t A Baptist in Any Meaningful Sense of the Word

Jim West has taken it upon himself to try to define away the status of...

December 10, 2012

Bishop Robinson

The blog 'seeking spirit' shared this reworking of the classic Simon and Garfunkel song "Mrs....

November 2012

November 17, 2012

God and Church: Two Views

Another provocative and insightful cartoon by David Hayward. One can substitute Christianity, Jesus, and many...

October 2012

October 05, 2012

Review of Charles E. Gutenson, The Right Church

I responded with eagerness to the invitation to be part of the Patheos Book Club...

October 02, 2012

The Blogging Preacher

Jim Linville shared some cartoons which he suggested illustrated the preaching of bibliobloggers. I rather...

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