John H Armstrong : Is It Necessary to Be Sexually Active to Order to Be a Healthy, Flourishing Person?. I saw this segment entirely by accident earlier this week as my gracious host was searching for what is to be a new favorite series, Sherlock, by the BBC. But his was playing in the background […]
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Posted in Funny, Language and Lingo, Video on Jan 19th, 2012
A Squeakier Patches and Stumpy – YouTube. Here is a reposting of a classic reflection on the dangers and inadequacies of strict Biblical literalism and inerrancy. Biblical interpretation is not about getting the words and rules right, its about encountering the living God active in our lives now. But let’s just say the position “The […]
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Now don’t get me wrong. I love band led worship that can rock the house. I also have a very deep snarky streak that loves good satire. This clip is just brilliant and is in the style of DaVinci’s Notebook satire of boy bands, Title of the Song. Like anything, Emergent/Pomo/Alternative worship can become just […]
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Posted in American Culture, Christian Denominations, Cool Congregations, Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Language and Lingo, Leadership Resources, Postmodern Perspectives, The Organized Church, Wired Jesus Podcast, World Realities on Jan 13th, 2012
Finally, back in the groove and starting the year with a new podcast. It follows up on a post from last year about the Crystal Cathedral going bankrupt and being sold after being one of the Boomer flagships of the megachurch movement. Now its dead and people are fighting over the corpse. Its sad in […]
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15 faith-based predictions for 2012 – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs. Everyone has ideas of what we will see in 2012, from apocalypse to renewal to decline. This is an interesting list.
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