If you have ever entered a Christian Bookstore, you cannot miss the vast options in Bibles. Many of those are directed towards youth.
However, Michael Spencer (the widely read Internet Monk), brings up an interesting point in regards to some of those Bibles. In an post reviewing various Bibles, he writes:
“I have not had much to […]
Emerging church pastor and leader Dan Kimball (Vintage Faith) writes about a recent youth convention he attended. This is not the first time he has written about his heart towards students and youth pastors.
One paragraph is a great description on how we all (pastors, parents, mentors, etc…) should handling youth in regards to the faith. He […]
The Buzzard Blog lists 20 books to read while in your 20’s. The list includes some C.S. Lewis, Tim Keller, and J.I. Packer- so it good just from that standpoint.
Here is the post and list: http://www.buzzardblog.com/buzzard_blog/2008/12/20-books-to-rea.html
HT: Justin Taylor
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 […]