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January 2012

January 12, 2012

GOP Kansas House Speaker Prays for the Death of the President (From Chuck Currie)

This comes from the Rev. Church Currie's Blog. I invite you, to go there and...

January 07, 2012

John Hagee with Benny Hinn: Praying For War in the Name of Jesus

Thanks to my good friend Conrad Schweizerhof for sharing this video with me. Serious... this...

January 06, 2012

Teaching Evolutionary Science in a Christian College Context (video, BioLogos)

Another great video from BioLogos!

January 05, 2012

The Gospels in Surround Sound (N.T. Wright)

The following is based on NT Wrights forthcoming book: "How God Became King: The Forgotten...

January 02, 2012

Jesus: Man of the Streets (How would Jesus spend his time?) [Michael Frost]

Another great video from our friends at The Work of the People! Check them out. ...

January 02, 2012

Resolve to Be Green in 2012: Plastic Bags, John Stott, and the Reign of God

Recently in Seattle Washington a city ordinance was passed which bans the use of single...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

Jesus vs Jehovah – The Problem of Violence in the OT in Light of a Nonviolent Jesus (Greg Boyd)

Here is a great introduction on how to approach the Old Testament passages on violence...

December 30, 2011

Introducing Christian Nonviolence – Two Resources for the Interested and Skeptical

In North America, the idea of Christian nonviolence or Pacifism (meaning to "pacify" not inactive...

December 27, 2011

10 Reasons I’m a Christian

I’m in a “top ten” sort of mood this final week of 2011. Today, I...

December 26, 2011

The Real Face of Christian Community

*The following is a guest post Community ... community ... community. Everywhere you turn, inside...

December 14, 2011

BEING GOOD NEWS: An Advent Devotion for Dec 14 (Published by FPU Biblical Seminary)

Being Good News “The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me... he has sent...

December 12, 2011

Taking the SEX out of Sex-mas!

Then one foggy Sex-mas Eve, Victoria came to say: Consumer with your eyes so wide,...

December 11, 2011

Response videos to Rick Perry Ad

Have you seen other response videos that are worth sharing? Assuming they are not crude,...

December 06, 2011

Let’s Go on a Christmas Spending Spree!: The Story of Stuff

I wanted to share this video with you to stimulate conversation about simplicity and consumerism....

December 06, 2011

Kinyarwanda: Forgiveness is Freedom

Guest Author: Andrew Himes is the author of the new book, ‘The Sword of the...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

The Christian and Politics (John MacArthur)

I disagree with JMac on almost every theological "non-essential" yet he is my Christian brother. ...

November 26, 2011

Interview With NT Wright – We’ve Got Jesus Wrong!

Some excellent thoughts, based on NT Wright's latest book: Simply Jesus. Part two of...

November 21, 2011

Prophetic Pepper Spray, Suffering, and the Revolutionary Kingdom: UC Davis and #OccupyWallStreet

Suffering. Not something that is glorified in itself in Scripture, but the glory is in...

November 15, 2011

Provocative Question of the Day: If Jesus came back today the first thing he’d fix is…

So, I want to throw out a question and ask for your response. It assumes...

November 09, 2011

When Children Become Sex Slaves & People Turn a Blind Eye: Reflections on God in a Brothel

NOTE: This article is part of the Patheos Book Club for God in...

November 07, 2011

How NOT to Be A Jerk On Social Media (Trevor Lund)

Every year I host a negativity fast so you’d think I’d be one to have...

November 03, 2011

How Many Slaves Are Working For You? Find out now…

Here is a great resource to make us aware of how our purchasing affects human...

November 02, 2011

It is Time for the American Christian Church to Surrender the Gay Marriage Fight, Apologize, and Share Love

This is a guest post by a good friend. Guest articles, although interesting, are the...

November 01, 2011

Re-Kindled Dreams, Fear, and Risk (Katie Hunt Sturm)

Last week, I looked briefly at the thought of moving from fear into faith (inspired...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Halloween is Economically Hollowed… But Why? (Reflections on the Recession-Proof Holiday)

Yesterday on CNN, a guest was on a morning news program describing the current state...

October 25, 2011

The Powers That Be, the Gift of Enemies, and #OccupyWallStreet ( #OWS )

The Powers That Be by Walter Wink speaks to our day in profound ways. The...

October 20, 2011

The Disturbing Message of the Kingdom (Brian McLaren)

What are your thoughts on this video???

October 18, 2011

Confining what was meant to go Viral (Jonathan Paran Aran)

Last month I went to the movies and watched "Contagion." in short it was a...

October 04, 2011

War No More! A call for peace: 10 years later

October 04, 2011

A Vision of Worship: Pete Rollins, Rob Bell, and Encountering the Divine (Mike Krause)

I've been a teaching pastor for close to 14 years, which means that for a...