Uh, just for the record, I think the talking cow is a bad idea.
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Archive for December, 2006
Billy Grahms family at odds about final resting place
Published by December 30th, 2006 in Western Christianity. 1 CommentiFeedReaders
Yes you read that right… 1.2 million. If you don’t know what this is, don’t worry about it. If you know what it is, then, well, try not to lose too much sleep as you turn green with envy, mortals…
Ryan Bolger on McGavran
Published by December 19th, 2006 in Global Christianity, Kingdom, Philosophy, Postmodernity, Spiritual Dynamics, Spiritual Practices and Western Christianity. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
Really looking forward to reading this article…
This article explores Donald McGavran’s writings for resources that enable mission engagement today in the culture of late modernity. There is, indeed, much of value in McGavran’s 1955 classic, “The Bridges of God,†among other writings. With these resources in hand, the author situates McGavran within the socio-cultural changes [...]
Hey You, Congratulations!
Published by December 19th, 2006 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
The implications of Time magizine choosing You as the person of the year are truly huge. Web 2.0 is changing the world. I can’t wait to see what Cynthia will have to say about this. I’ll probably stop right here and await the much more insightful version which will probably appear post [...]
Syncretism, an expanded definition:
Published by December 13th, 2006 in Global Christianity, Philosophy, Spiritual Dynamics and Western Christianity. 4 CommentsiFeedReaders
As I will be participating in a collective blogging excercise today exploring evidences of Syncretism in the Western Church, I thought it would be fair to add a post here with an extended definition. The link above is to a short but effective article defining Syncretism and some of its potential implications for the [...]
“In Sync” A Collective Blogging Excercise… Begins Tomorrow!
Published by December 13th, 2006 in Spiritual Dynamics and Western Christianity. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
Hi Everyone! Thanks again for reading! I’m partnering today in a collective blogging activity with a number of other bloggers. I want to give credit to Phil Wyman for the idea. The concept was for a number of bloggers to release blog posts about syncretism and the Western Church on the [...]
Pop Culture Snippet of the Week… “Thats like saying Def Leppard has an awesomeness problem…”
Published by December 12th, 2006 in Pop Culture. 1 CommentiFeedReaders
Support Group Leader: Earl, maybe you need to ask yourself if you have a gambling problem.
Earl: Hmm, no, I don’t have a gambling problem, I’m winning, and winning is not a problem. That’s like saying Michael Jordan has a basketball problem, or Def Leppard has an awesomeness problem. So why don’t y’all pour some sugar [...]
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Published by December 12th, 2006 in Movies. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
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Like this one for Evan Almighty…
Uniting over Jesus ChristÂ
Published by December 12th, 2006 in Global Christianity, Global Issues, Islam and Western Christianity. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
Uniting over Jesus Christ - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America’s Newspaper
With the advent of the Christmas season we two friends — a Christian and a Muslim — find our thoughts turning to the relationship between Christianity and Islam, which looms so fatefully on the global stage.
Irony… Augusto Pinochet dies on Human Rights Day.
Published by December 11th, 2006 in Global Issues, History, Politics and Social Issues. 3 CommentsiFeedReaders
It appears that history may sometimes offers its own verdict. Notorious Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet passed away yesterday, December 10, Human Rights Day. It is estimated that Pinochet’s regime,
BBC NEWS | Africa | Women demand end to Darfur rapes
Published by December 9th, 2006 in Global Issues and Social Issues. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
BBC NEWS | Africa | Women demand end to Darfur rapes
International stateswomen have made a joint call for an end to rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s conflict-torn region of Darfur.
Who really cares? Conservatives give much more than liberals, people of faith much more than athiests…
Published by December 8th, 2006 in Foursquare, Global Issues, Leadership, Politics, Pop Culture, Social Issues, Spiritual Dynamics, Spiritual Practices and Western Christianity. 5 CommentsiFeedReaders
Saw a fascinating news special on T.V. the other about giving in America. Who really Cares? Apparently its, conservatives more than liberals, Souix Falls more than San Fransisco, people of faith more than atheists.
churchrelevance.com » Congregations Know More Than Their Pastors :: Culturally Speaking
Published by December 8th, 2006 in Pop Culture. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
churchrelevance.com » Congregations Know More Than Their Pastors :: Culturally Speaking
Ellison Research recently conducted two surveys investigating how informed pastors and churchgoers are regarding 12 areas popular culture. Unfortunately, the results show that pastors are typically less informed about culture than the people they minister to… churchrelevance.com » Congregations Know More Than Their Pastors :: Culturally Speaking
Christianity’s recentering in the global south and the theological implications.
Published by December 6th, 2006 in Global Christianity, Global Issues, Philosophy, Social Issues, Spiritual Dynamics and Western Christianity. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
Great article covering Philip Jenkins work in short form. Interesting read for those interested in the future of Global Christianity.
“Shall the Fundamentalists Win?” | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction
…Spanish has since 1980 been the leading language of church membership in the world,
I was just informed that I lost a comment through the moderation process. I was getting a lot of blog spam and somehow I deleted Mary’s comment (She said something absolutely brilliant and insightful about Ted Haggard and the Evangelical environment that had to do with understanding addiction.) To prevent future accidental [...]
Why I Love Rick Warren…
Published by December 1st, 2006 in Global Christianity, Global Issues, Social Issues, Spiritual Dynamics and Spiritual Practices. 25 CommentsiFeedReaders
Props to Fernando for the following…
Rick Warren’s decision to invite Barak Obama to participate in the Race Against Time Global Summit on AIDS and the Church is starting to get some serious attention. Unfortunately, some of it exemplifies the ugly excesses of the Christian media.
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