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2012-06-30T09:04:07-07:00

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When the Loch Ness Monster makes Christians look ridiculous

Last updated on: June 30, 2012 at 9:04 am By Kurt Willems

HT: The American Jesus All I can say is “wow.” Then, I invite you to consider my series on Evolution: “Evolving Evangelicalism – Inviting the church to refine its approach to Scripture and origins“ Loch Ness Monster seen as real dinosaur in biology books taught in Louisiana school By Erik Ortiz / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The Scottish legend of the Loch Ness Monster is suggested as truth in a biology book that a private Christian school in Louisiana is... Read more

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2012-06-29T15:59:17-07:00

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Is Obama an Evangelical? Christianity Today Debates

Last updated on: June 29, 2012 at 3:59 pm By Kurt Willems

source: Christianity Today Excerpt from — “Barack Obama: Evangelical-in-Chief?” by Judd Birdsall (read the whole article by linking here) The 2012 campaign has placed evangelicals in a paradox. A recent PRRI/RNS poll reveals that white evangelicals support a Mormon presidential candidate over Obama by an overwhelming 49% margin, but are simultaneously the religious group most likely to say it is important for a presidential candidate to share their religious beliefs (67%). While there are plenty of legitimate policy reasons that... Read more

2012-06-28T17:36:42-07:00

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When Women are Called and the Church Says “No!”

Last updated on: June 28, 2012 at 5:36 pm By Kurt Willems

My book, A Woman Called, was released last month. I spent several years creating, writing, rewriting, and getting the book published. There were days that my thoughts exited my fingertips and entered a computer screen, sometimes page by page as fast as I could type, but more often, I typed slowly, word by word or letter by letter as I poured out my prayers about my call to church ministry and preaching. Sometimes, as I wrote, I naively told myself... Read more

2012-06-26T19:50:30-07:00

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Humans are Wired for Emphathy! Here’s Why.

Last updated on: June 26, 2012 at 7:50 pm By Kurt Willems

Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society. Read more

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2012-06-26T19:45:56-07:00

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What’s the Story Anyway? A Brief Intro to Narrative Theology

Last updated on: June 26, 2012 at 7:45 pm By Kurt Willems

***Repost from August 2010. I might nuance some things a tad differently now, but the main flow stands. Many of you have probably heard language on this blog and in the Christian-world about narrative or storied approaches to the bible. In my previous post, I have equipped you with some tools to dig into and “enter” this conversation. I encourage you to read through these books one by one because it will lay a beautiful foundation from which to read... Read more

2012-06-25T23:43:46-07:00

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Are You Prophetic or Pathetic in Christian Witness? (in less than 300 words)

Last updated on: June 25, 2012 at 11:43 pm By Kurt Willems

There are good ways and bad ways to go about making change happen in the church. Some opt toward some approaches that humbly push the people of God to become more like Jesus in our 21st century context. These are the prophets of our day. Some are known through books and speaking engagements and several others make change happen every day as they quietly “seek first the kingdom of God.” These folks dream together of how to create a better... Read more

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2012-06-24T22:25:45-07:00

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Animals in the New Creation: Lion plays with bunny and pup!

Last updated on: June 24, 2012 at 10:25 pm By Kurt Willems

A glimpse into this passage in Isaiah 11: The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; the calf and the young lion will feed[c] together, and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow and the bear will graze. Their young will lie down together, and a lion will eat straw like an ox. 8 A nursing child will play over the snake’s hole; toddlers will reach right over the... Read more

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2012-06-26T19:03:15-07:00

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Idol-ology: when our ideas or experiences replace God

Last updated on: June 26, 2012 at 7:03 pm By Kurt Willems

I tend to have a bit of pendulum swing, back and forth, between two areas of passion. One area that I’m passionate about is engaging theological matters and connecting them to the real world. I love being able to talk about how our views of the end of the world affect today, how what we believe about the beginning of the world affects evangelism, how our witness is compromised when we cling to the sword, and how the church is... Read more

2012-06-24T09:26:39-07:00

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Praying: A Poem

Last updated on: June 24, 2012 at 9:26 am By Kurt Willems

Mary Oliver’s poem “Praying” reads: It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak. –from commonprayer.net Read more

2012-06-21T22:57:34-07:00

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God’s Blessed Earth – Catalyzing Churches and Seminaries for Change

Last updated on: June 21, 2012 at 10:57 pm By Kurt Willems

This video is about the Seminary Stewardship Alliance, a coalition of seminary leaders who have committed to pursue “creation care” environmental practices on their campuses and in their teachings. Blessed Earth – Catalyzing for Change from Matthew Sleeth on Vimeo. CHECK OUT RESOURCES OVER AT BLESSED EARTH’S WEBSITE! Read more

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