Radical Legacy

The Olympics have begun in Beijing and there will be plenty of coverage.   Some of the higher profile events are the swimming and track & field competitions, which display great athletes competing on the ultimate athletic stage.
Interesting aspects of those events are the relay races.  In both swimming and track, races are mainly very individualized.   For example, because of lane ropes, swimming limits all interaction with other […]

Norman Jeune III over at Christians in Context interviews Jim Spiegel about his book Gum, Geckos, and God. 
They describe the book as,
    ”…a little bit different; rather than being a children’s book that’s designed to accomplish the challenging task of communicating spiritual truths to children on behalf of their parents, this book is designed to equip the […]

Justin Taylor links to an article that stresses an important practice: 
        “Every pastor, teacher, parent, and mature apprentice of Jesus needs to develop a cultural radar.”   It goes on to say they, “…must develop a system of reading and reflection that helps them keep the big picture—to keep the forest in view when a growing […]

In his series over at Parchment and Pen, “Leaving Christianity For All The Wrong Reasons”, C. Michael Patton has provided another reason discipleship is important.    He shows that it helps prevent us from shaping God into our (self-made) expectations. 
Check out the post (and his on-going series).

Scot McKnight over at the Jesus Creed is asking that question over on his blog as he introduces this topic (he is a professor).  Something he mentions is, “At home: do you want your kids to “know” right moral decisions or to be able to “do” right moral decisions?”
His discussion on this is worth checking […]

Years ago, Stan Grenz wrote about the theological implications of the differences between modernism and postmodernism.  He used the original Star Trek (modernism) and Star Trek- The Next Generation (postmodernism) as examples.   That use of well-known entertainment  productions helped explain a major cultural issue and its impact on Christianity.
Likewise, when  The Matrix came out, its theological themes provided plenty of […]