So yesterday, I stumbled upon/(was bombarded by) the news that an early Christian script, probably from the fourth century, had been discovered that indicated Jesus was married. My first thought was “…and?” For whatever reason this gathered a lot of attention from the media. Now, the fourth century is quite early, but we have more…
Category: Current Events
What is the Christian response to the unrest around the world concerning Americans?
I’m not offering any answers today, only questions. As an American living in a city where a massive protest against the US has recently taken place, where similar protests have turned violent in the Middle East, I am certainly concerned. I’m also greatly saddened by the loss of an American ambassador who believed the country…
God with Us: On the 11 Anniversary of the Attack on the US World Trade Center
I remember where I was when I first heard the news in 2001. I was in college at the time and got up for my eight o’clock class without having read the news or anything like that. It was Ministry Leadership Development with Professor Tom Wilks. I was told we were “doing something different” by…
A Good Response to Massive Loss
I want to take a break from the Olympic mini-series I’ve been doing to talk about an old friend of mine, and possibly raise some awareness, and hopefully help him and his family out. A friend of mine from back in my college days has recently met with disaster. We knew each other primarily through…
A Torch Relay contrasted to a Triumphant Spectacle
So yesterday the torch relay came through our neighborhood on its way to the Olympic stadium to mark the start of the London 2012 games. There was a great buzz of excitement all throughout our neighborhood, as I’m sure there was in every neighborhood through which the torch passed. Essentially, the relay is an extended…
A Conversation with a Calvinist Friend
The post before last was about “A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation,” which was a response by several non-Calvinist, prominent SBC leaders to what they saw as the growth of what they labeled “New Calvinism.” The “new Calvinism” is understood by the authors of the “statement” to be…
My take on the “Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist understanding of God’s Plan for Salvation”
If you are not a member of the Southern Baptist Convention (now aka Great Commission Baptist), the following blog post may not seem to apply to your own particular situation, but as the largest protestant denomination in America with an extensive missionary force, through the International Mission Board (IMB) in cooperation with local/national denominations, what…
