From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Russell Moore on Glenn Beck and American Christianity

by Brandon Smith on August 30, 2010

Honestly, this is one of the best articles I have read in quite some time. Russell Moore nails it on the head in regards the influence Beck and those like him have on American Christianity: Rather than cultivating a Christian vision of justice and the common good (which would have, by necessity, been nuanced enough [...]

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Adoption, Irresistible Grace, and Unconditional Election: An Anecdote

by Mike Bergman on August 26, 2010

A couple—husband and wife—are deeply in love with each other and with Jesus.  They also love children, very much.  One Sunday at church they hear the testimony of another couple who flew thousands of miles to a foreign country to adopt a little girl.  The couple in the pew sits in awe and gives each [...]

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Pastor Appreciation Day: The Rest of the Story?

by Tony K on August 25, 2010

I was doing a little research last night about Pastor Appreciation Month. It turns out this unofficial holiday is better known as “Clergy Appreciation Day” or “Clergy Appreciation Month.” No Wikipedia page = more work. I found some clues on the Hallmark website. Notably the holiday only dates back to 1992 and is always celebrated on [...]

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WEIGHING IN ON THE MOSQUE AT GROUND-ZERO

by SelahV on August 23, 2010

When I first heard of the mosque being built at Ground Zero in New York City, I questioned the wisdom of choosing that site.  It wasn’t till conversations got heated, reheated, and burned to a crisp that I began to truly make up my mind about it all.  I fluctuated between sympathies to one side, and [...]

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How Should Christians Respond to the Proposition 8 Debate?

by Brandon Smith on August 20, 2010

This was originally posted at Modern March Unless you live under a rock, you have seen the latest news on the Proposition 8 case. Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that Proposition 8 violates the constitution, a ruling that could potentially overturn the California voters’ decision that same-sex marriage [...]

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Facts & Feelings from Orlando: What Stetzer Can’t Say

by Tony K on August 18, 2010

I was feeling rowdy this morning, so I left a comment over on this helpful post by Ed Stetzer. Then I realized that blog is a little boring and wanted to set you commenting animals loose. Besides, I think they just deleted my comment anyway! That kind of controlled discussion always raises my blood pressure. [...]

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Does the SBC Protect & Enable Child Abusers?

by Tony K on August 17, 2010

The firestorm from yesterday really needs it’s own post. Here is a little direction for your ranting: The 2007 SBC Resolution ON PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM ABUSE was a good start, but this only came about after critics went after our denomination. It raised awareness, but is anyone more safe because of it? Most SBC churches [...]

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When Prayer is Propaganda

by Tony K on August 16, 2010

I was driving my kids to school this morning when the news segment came on K-LOVE. Usually it’s cut and paste from Associated Press, but today they ran a story asking for prayer against the website WikiLeaks. According to them, Christians should join together to ask God to intervene against this “radical” news source. They [...]

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