Apologetics
President Bush’s Bible
Those things we were liable to read into the Bible – it ain’t necessarily so By Richard Glover November 6, 2004 Exactly what kind of Bible is being read by all these evangelical Christians: the ones who have voted George Bush back into the White House? Do they have a special copy which skips the […]
Gay/Lesbian Christians [1]
Dorothy McRae McMahon speech Melbourne Conversations at the Town Hall 30th January 2004 “To be Gay/Lesbian and Christian..and that’s a fact” Thank you very much for that welcome. It’s lovely to come back to one of my home towns, one of many home towns. And I thought to myself, we must mention to the City […]
Gay/Lesbian Christians [2]
Melbourne Conversations at the Town Hall 30th January 2004 “To be Gay/Lesbian and Christian..and that’s a fact” Michael Kelly’s speech -Melbourne Lower Town hall Firstly it’s a great pleasure and in a certain sense it’s a surprise to be here. In some ways this is an historic night, or at least from my perspective. I’m […]
Palestinians Still Hope for Peace
Conditions are appalling – but Palestinian refugees still hope for peace Palestinian refugees in the Middle East are still committed to peace, says Colleen Hodge, Christmas Bowl visitor to South Australia and Western Australia. “People are so patient and so hopeful for peace,” she said. “I wondered how they could be so patient and hopeful […]
Twenty-year-olds in 2007
A renewed version of this appears from time to time. Makes for interesting perspective. Beloit College prepares the Mindset List each fall to help faculty understand incoming freshmen. Here are some highlights from the class of 2007, most of whom were born in 1985: “Ctrl + Alt + Del” is as basic as “ABC.” Bert […]
How Do I Help Change The World?
(November 2004) How often have we said it: “I can’t change the world, but I may be able to change one life.” So we think about child sponsorship. After seeing the Christmas Bowl at work I think that statement is untrue. Up in the hills of Bangladesh I saw how the Christian Commission for Development […]
American Idols
Larry Crabb says there’s something better than control and success. The Leadership Interview The Colorado sunshine bathes red rock formations on the slopes surrounding Larry Crabb’s house. Outside the living room window, shaggy deer nose sparse bits of grass. “Donkey deer,” Crabb explains. “On the East coast, deer are very attractive. These are not the […]
American Idols [2]
The first of Luther’s 95 Theses was about brokenness, that Jesus willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance. In other words, brokenness is the ongoing, lifelong reality. It isn’t something you get past. It’s a continually deepening revelation of your own impotence without the Spirit. That’s why you meet people in their […]
Sbc Hits A Wall On The Right
This column was syndicated by Scripps Howard News Service on 06/23/2004 The resolution never hit the floor of the 2004 Southern Baptist Convention for debate. An effort to insert some of its biting language into another resolution was easily defeated, with enough church messengers from across the nation raising their peach-colored voting cards on June […]
John Stott and Science
From Dr. Ken Smith: `Not many Christians today find it necessary to defend the concept of a literal six-day creation, for the text does not demand it, and scientific discovery appears to contradict it.’ John Stott, in “Understanding the Bible” My copy is the 1984 revised edition. Here are three paragraphs from the book, with […]
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