That’s the question currently be discussed on Evangel , First Things’ new evangelical group blog. We brought together some of the most intriguing thinkers and theologians in the evangelical blogosphere (and more are on the way) to discuss religion, culture, and everything else under the . . . . Continue Reading »
A theologian friend of mine starts his definition of “church” with this simple requirement: a group of believers can’t qualify as a church until they raise their hand and say “we are the church.” You have to be willingly identified with that organization that Jesus was . . . . Continue Reading »
we “evangelicals” (or more traditionally, just “???????????”, as they were first called in Antioch — just “Christians”) tend to make it a lot more complicated than it has to be. Continue Reading »
“The religious terrain is full of the graves of good words which have died from lack of care —they stand as close in it as do the graves today in the flats of Flanders or among the hills of northern France. And those good words are still dying all around us. There is that good word . . . . Continue Reading »
When I became a Christian at Florida State University at the end of the eighties, I encountered a different kind of Christian from the ones I knew as a southerner from Alabama.Growing up, virtually everyone was some kind of churchgoer whether they were Southern Baptists, Episcopalians, Church of . . . . Continue Reading »
John Mark, I’ll take the opposite approach. I’ve been moving in Victor Davis Hanson’s general direction the last few months, having been impeded only by my own shallow convictions, deep habits, and a reticent wife.But, for conversation’s sake, I’ll offer . . . . Continue Reading »
President Obama swore an oath to “faithfully execute the office of President of the United States.” The POTUS is also known as the chief magistrate, whose job it is to enforce federal law. But now, Obama’s Justice Department has told federal prosecutors that they should not . . . . Continue Reading »
The doctor who implanted six embryos in the Octomom, leading to eight births (two of the embryos twinned), has been kicked out of a voluntary medical society. From the story:Dr Michael Kamrava, the doctor who gave fertility treatment to “Octomom” Nadya Suleman has been expelled from the . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare, Senator Baucus style, weighs in at over 1500 pages! From the story:Senate Finance Committee members have been notified that the committee’s health reform bill was filed today. S. 1796 weighs in at 1,502 pages... Read the entire 1,502 page Finance bill...It’s important to . . . . Continue Reading »
Which best defines a Southern Baptist Evangelical in campus ministry?1: All kids in ministry dress up for Halloween as Al Mohler, but group splits when half discover it is meant as a compliment.OR2. Half the kids rebel and go to local Halloween party only to tearfully repent on Sunday morning and . . . . Continue Reading »
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