I get newsletters from Persian Ministries International, whose mission is to “continue proclaiming to the Muslim World that Jesus is both Savior and Lord.” This…
Why go on a dig when you can find "the most important biblical archaeology find in 100 years" in the basement of the British Museum?…
Venus Magazine is a new national publication whose mission is: to encourage, educate and assist those who desire to leave a life of homosexuality. There…
The posts that make up this series are: TSNT – A pro-gay, pro-woman NT Translation TSNT – Pro-gay NT translation? Part I TSNT – Pro-gay…
Who needs a Jesus bobblehead when you can have one of these?
So, I just had my biweekly lunch w/ my pastor, who is mentoring me as I work towards being a full time pastor. He’s a…
I am not much into debating Mormonism, but Dr. Al Mohler (Southern Baptist) and Orson Scott Card (Mormon, and author of my favorite sci-fi book…
Inspired by the largely free-for-all Theological Confessions meme, I thought to write one up that actually has questions. Enjoy. 1. On a scale of 1…
A project called The Books of the Bible Project is about to release a new layout for the bible that encourages reading of the books…
Recently, I came across the essays of John Cobb in The Dialogue Comes of Age: Christian Encounters With Other Traditions Although Cobb is a Christian Progressive…
In a shamefully short interview (two questions?), Brian McLaren released a nice overview of how the church has historically interacted with the state, and blithely…
A while back, one of our commenters mentioned that her child’s school had a problem with lesbians taking over a bathroom and beating up and…
…and it hasn’t even come out yet. In October, B&H Publishing will be releasing The Apologetics Study Bible.
The June 2007 issue of New Scientist had a really interesting article on how genetics is totally upsetting the ancestral trees (since removed) that we’ve…
A recent commenter documented an impressive list of biblical "absurdities" which, in his or her mind, make the Biblical account of God seem foolish, primitive,…
Jesus taught us many things about how to live our lives: love God first, love others more than yourself, be holy as God is holy…
My mother-in-law could not come to our wedding because she could not get a VISA to come here. In fact, after four years of marriage,…
This post is part of a series In previous essays, I discussed Brian McLaren’s claims that the religious right has left a bad taste in…
This post is part of a series In Part I, I discussed Brian McLaren’s point that the Christian right has left a bad taste in…
This post is part of a series Brian McLaren, noted leader of the Emergent Church movement, has started an interesting two parter on Faith &…
In Part I of this redux of Tom Wells excellent essay On The Ethics of Controversy (PDF), I covered what attitudes we *should* take in…
Resurgence is quickly becoming one of my favorite blogs, due to the depth of thought and the spirit of the site. And this week, they…
There are a bevy of logical objections to the biblical timeline of the resurrection, described in all four Gospels. The answers below are courtesy of…
As part of my pastoral internship, I have to read and apply the principles of communication in Andy Stanley’s really good book, Communicating for a…