Archive for February 7th, 2005
“The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience”
Monday, February 7th, 2005Ouch. A little backhanded reality from Ron Sider in Christianity Today. An excerpt: Scandalous behavior is rapidly destroying American Christianity. By their daily activity, most “Christians” regularly commit treason. With their mouths they claim that Jesus is Lord, but with their actions they demonstrate allegiance to money, sex, and self-fulfillment. The findings in numerous national [...]
Generational divides – something else to make you go hmm
Monday, February 7th, 2005It seems that yesterday’s no-nonsense halftime show was loved by everyone 40 and older, but support for Paul’s homage to “Get Back” to yesterday weakened proportionately as the viewers got younger. Certainly this was true of the crowd I watched the game with. The upstairs living room was filled with Boomers reminiscing about the days [...]
A fresh face, refreshing voice
Monday, February 7th, 2005One of Time’s 25 was a man named Brian McLaren. Although I’ve heard his name mentioned a couple times in the last few years, I had never read any of his books, heard him speak, or known much about his ministry. But after watching the clips from his appearance on Larry King last week, I’m [...]
Message or messenger — which is more distressing?
Monday, February 7th, 2005Disgraced baseball slugger Jose Canseco is about to turn a quick buck trying to bring down other Major League disgraces. A serial controversy, Canseco made trouble everywhere he went throughout his long career. He continues in retirement by publishing a book naming names of other accused steroid cheaters. On the one hand, cheaters need to [...]