Radical Legacy

If anyone wonders about the importance of the ancient creeds of the Christian faith, professor and author Keith Drury brings home a sober reminder of their relevance:
“The church writes some things in pencil—they are easily erased by the nest generations. Other things are written in ink—they are hard to erase because our church believes them […]

When we attempt to encourage people to grow in the faith, we like to leave out the more difficult aspects.  We want to make it as pleasing as possible.  However, that is not the truth of the Christian faith.   We do a disservice to Christ, ourselves, and those we mentor if we breeze past the […]

Dan Kimball, author and pastor of Vintage Faith Church, went to see Bill Maher’s new anti-religion movie.  Dan came away with thoughts on how it portrayed Christianity, how Maher went about it (finding extremes), and the audience response.  However, Dan did consider it something Christians can learn from, and prepare for.  This is something all Christians should […]

C. Michael Patton at Parchment and Pen attempts a difficult task.   He gives an overview of Christianity without negating its complexity.

I don’t know if this is the best way to go about it, but the goal is worthy:  how does a school track the spiritual growth of its students.  This came about because of a recent study (that is mentioned in this article).   At the very least, it should prompt us to look at how we pay […]

An interesting inside look at what one Christian professor thinks other Christian professors should be doing at their schools, both secular and Christian.  Good thoughts to keep in mind for not just professors, parents, and students, but for Christians in all careers.
HT: Nathan at Conservative Reformed Mafia

Part of being a disciple of Christ is keeping focused on Him while circumstances pull us toward other distractions.  Elections, especially national elections, tend to fall into this category as they place our hope and energy in other power structures.  Scot McKnight at Jesus Creed writes about how to avoid that particular trap.  How we handle such events […]

Over at Parchment and Pen, C. Michael Patton has provided a  summary and audio of a presentation by Darrell Bock.  Important thoughts to keep in mind.