What the Atheists Are Really Saying

“The highly anticipated documentary, Collision, featuring debate and dialogue between renowned atheist Christopher Hitchens and Doug Wilson releases today. For those of you who might not have seen a preview, you can do so below. Personally, I love the way in which it is presented. Not exactly your typical, sometimes boring, debate format. I’m sure [...]

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My Thoughts on Piper’s Tornado

This post by John Piper has spawned a ton of discussion as of late. To me, the core discussion, to isolate it from the specific situation of the tornado in Minneapolis that disrupted the Lutheran meeting where they affirmed the inclusion of gay clergy, is one about natural disasters and sin.
It’s not unlike the discussion [...]

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Jesus and Porn

Anybody played around much with Google Trends? It’s cool, even for someone who knows little about statistical interpretation (like me) or someone who knows very much (like my brother who pointed me to this trend).
Click here to see a comparison of the web searches for “Jesus” and “porn.”
Guess which one is staying flat and which [...]

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Theater in a Church?

Church plants are continually finding creative meeting spaces for themselves – warehouses, nightclubs, schools – and movie theaters. Think about it – it’s a great use of space with alot of good features built in. But what about the opposite?
Here is a church in Buffalo that has repurposed its space in order to bring a [...]

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The Debt Car is Out of Control

Two videos today. First, check out this creative video illustration about the current rate of government spending.

Then, for some more perspective on the enormity of these numbers, watch this:

(HT: Challies)

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Happy Blog-iversary, “Forward Progress”

One year ago, I started this blog. Thank you guys for reading, adding to, and interacting on it. I’ve tried to have a healthy mix of stuff on here, from theological reflections to movie reviews to stories about my kids to the occasional Zoomba class. All told, there have been 284 posts, 1217 comments, and [...]

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Bring Your Gun to Church

From MMI:
A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. New Bethel Church is welcoming “responsible handgun owners” to wear their firearms inside the church June 27, a Saturday. An ad says there will be a handgun raffle, patriotic music and information [...]

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Anybody Want Outta Purgatory?

Who knew it was that easy to bring something like this back around? Check out this story from the New York Times. Is it too cynical of me to say that apparently the downturn in the economy really is influencing everything?
The announcement in church bulletins and on Web sites has been greeted with enthusiasm by [...]

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Dave Ramsey and the New Stimulus Package

From Dave’s Newsletter:
There are some bogus government strategies floating around to stimulate the economy and “save us from ourselves.” Just because they’re all everyone talks about doesn’t make them true! Here are a few of the big issues:
Tax Breaks
These aren’t bad, and I would never turn them down. But to think that tax breaks single-handedly [...]

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World AIDS Day

Today is the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. This is an issue that the church is waking up to, and an issue that has incredibly far-reaching implications. Though people attack the issue of HIV/AIDS from a number of fronts, some of which I agree with and some I don’t, I think it’s imperative that [...]

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