9th Annual 168 Film Festival Begins Tonight In honor of tonight’s opening of the 168 Film Festival I wanted to share a clip from a past festival winner that struck me as eerily relevant to the current controversy swirling around love,…
Awesome Passover Video: Moses’s Facebook Page
With Passover beginning next week I thought this was a perfect example of using new media to teach old stories!
Good Will Hunting and the Rob Bell Controversy: Using our ‘brilliance’ to tear others apart
I’ve read a lot of great responses regarding what the Rob Bell controversy teaches us about the current state of “Christian-Christian” relationships in America. None is better than this post by one of my favorite former students, 20-something blogger, and…
Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church
I’ve had quite a bit of interest in Kenda Creasy Dean‘s work since last week’s post on Saint Patrick and the Missional Future of Christian Higher Education. I highly encourage you to read her entire book Almost Christian: What the…
Allah: A Christian Response – TOJ’s Interview With Miroslav Volf on Christian-Muslum Understanding
Whether you agree with his perspective or not, God has uniquely prepared Miroslav Volf to be a voice of reason and Christlike compassion in the politicized world of Muslim-Christian relations. . A VOICE ACROSS THE GREAT CHASM by Chris Keller & Miroslav…
Rob Bell’s New Book: Does Love Even Have a Chance of Winning? by Margaret Feinberg
I asked Margaret Feinberg if I could repost her thoughtful response to Rob Bell’s book release interview with Lisa Miller on Monday. She is one of my favorite authors and bloggers and I think she raises all the right…
University Decision to Cut Tuition 10 Percent Every Year Sparks Debate Over College Costs
The University of the South, better known as Sewanee, is reducing the cost to attend the school next year by 10 percent… and turning the business of college upside down.
N.T. Wright on Heaven, Hell, and Universalism
New Testament scholar N.T. Wright has been a great help to my wife Sue and I (she’s the biblical scholar) in developing a much more nuanced understanding of the First Century Jewish world into which most of the NT was…
Study Claims Colleges Failing to Produce Politically and Civically Engaged Citizens
New study by right leaning Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) shows civic leadership lacking in college grads. Wilmington, DE – Typical college mission statements normally include aspirations to cultivate informed citizens who are politically active and engaged. A startling new report…
Revisiting the Value of Elite Colleges: Why that Pricey School May Not Payoff Like You Hoped
A decade ago, two economists published a research paper arguing that elite colleges did not seem to give most graduates an earnings boost. A new version of the study, covering data from 19,000 students, comes to the same conclusion.