There is a lot of negative talk going around the ‘church’ today about the new postmodern mindset. A lot of the talk is centered around the “no absolute truth” part of postmodernism – a concept that scares a lot of Christians.
Yet, the postmodern mindset is much more then “relative truth”. It is a [...]
I was browsing the Vineyard National site when I noticed an article published by Bert Waggoner about the Vineyard Core Values. It seems that the National Board has simplified the long list of beliefs and values into five (5) core ones:
* The Theology and Practice of the Kingdom of God * Experiencing God [...]
The BBC recently asked this question to their viewers following a press release by Dr Rowan Williams (Archbishop of Canterbury) urging believers to have a "radical change of heart" to prevent climate change.
The response to the question "Does God have a role in the world today?" was huge! Over 100 pages of 15 [...]
I recently had a friend forward an article to me about the "The coming evangelical collapse". The article was basically stating that the current evangelical system of Christianity is going to vanish within 10 years – giving rise to a new type of Christianity.
At first I thought the author was arguing for [...]
Along the coast of Italy rests a city named Otranto. It's a fairly typical town despite it's location on the heal of boot.
However, there is one odd thing about this city: it's cathedral.
Walking into the cathedral, you are greeted with beautiful Medieval paintings and architecture. Everything looks great until you look up [...]
What did Jesus mean when he said we would receive “Eternal Life”?
Have you ever thought about it?
In Sunday school, I was taught that “eternal life” was life after death – a kind of immortality imposed on those who believed in Jesus. The Free Dictionary online agrees with this definition, calling it “life [...]
This guy is great!
He is the “Lego Man” – my title for Nathan Sawaya. I know there are folks who build buildings and city landscapes out of lego blocks – but Sawaya is the first guy I’ve heard about who builds “art”.
Take the picture on the side for example:
A [...]
“To a growing body of people, the simple answers now seem simplistic, the certain answers less certain.” – Ken Wilson
That is me.
The simple answers no longer work. Nor does certainty.
What I do know is that I know and love the Person who started it all; The Person who created time and [...]
I about died today – twice!!
I was checking out by Google Reader RSS feeds when I came across a blog post displaying the below comic from xkcd.com:
Like you – I laughed so hard. [@more@]
Then I hit the “random” button and saw this:
Yeah – I’m like, so readying xkcd.com [...]
It’s time to strengthen your mind and sharpen your knowledge of rare farm tools. Yelp – you are not blind. I wrote “farm tools”.
Ok.
To be honest. I don’t expect anyone to actually guess or care about this quiz (except my dad – who loves farm equipment).
But I decided to post [...]
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