Do we conclude that there is no such thing as life because it doesn’t show up in the nets of physicist? by Karl Giberson, Ph.D Are there Big Questions that don’t have answers? Are some things simply beyond our capacity to…
A Critique of ALL Religions: Chinese Intellectuals and the Church, by David Jeffrey
Follow up to: Partnership not Persecution: A Modest Proposal for the Future of China and her Christian Intellectuals by David Lyle Jeffrey in Books and Culture I was privileged recently to attend a conference on Marxism and Christianity in China. The venue was…
Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality: Why It’s Possible to Lose Your Soul While Trying to Follow God
Why the day my wife announced that she wanted to leave became the best day of my life.
Can Cause of Social Justice Tame our Culture Wars?
By Tom Krattenmaker in USA Today Todd was an up-and-coming scientist, an oncology fellow at Stanford with multiple research grants and a dozen scientific publications on his curriculum vitae, when he heeded a different call. Witness Todd’s pitch for the end-poverty…
J. J. Abrams, Stephen Spielberg, Woody Allen, Elvis, and God’s Unique Work in Us when We’re 14, by Dave Schmelzer
Playwright-turned-pastor Dave Schmelzer is a true two handed warrior with a background both in theology (Fuller Seminary, ’87) and the arts (Stanford University, ’84.) Dave leads a thriving church, The Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Greater Boston, writes fiction, and lives just…
You Shall Not Pass! The Supernatural Power of Two-Handed Warfare
Expertise in faith and culture rarely go hand-in-hand. Leaders adept at culture making—whether in Hollywood or the Ivy League—are rarely trained in the disciplines of faith building; whereas leaders with strengths in faith building—whether in a local congregation or an international relief agency—are rarely trained in the art of culture making.
A God-sized Vision: Revival Stories that Stretch and Stir
Knowing How God has Worked in the Past is Critical to Understanding His Intentions for the Future “Revival doesn’t come to respectable Christians. The basis of revival is men and women shattered by their failures—aware that all is not well,…
Discrimination in the Academy – Researcher Finds Empirical Evidence of Religious and Political Bias in American Higher Education
Hollywood and the American University System both under attack for compromising excellence in pursuit of political correctness Last week’s kerfuffle over two books charging Hollywood with bias against conservatives probably won’t make a great deal of difference in the entertainment industry.…
Two Handed Warriors Podcast/MP3: Gary David Stratton at Geneva College
Culture-making Education through Devotion to BOTH the Life of the Mind AND the Life of the Spirit Ever wonder what casting a vision for two-handed warfare might sound like when addressing college students? Here’s one attempt from Geneva College (Pennsylvania.)…
Is Preaching Performance Art?
As I’ve noted in Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God, the leaders of America’s First Great Awakening recognized that societal transformation was every bit as much a media revolution as it was a spiritual movement. No one represented this approach…
Actress Jenn Gotzon Skyrockets to Number Two on IMDB STARmeter
Actress JENN GOTZON (IMDb) hit No. 2 on IMDb’s volatile STARmeter hot list this week. (Available online thru IMDb Pro or on IMDB’s Iphone or Android app). The #2 STARmeter ranking is a popularity measure…
From “Turn or Burn!” to “Buy or Fry!” – Rebranding Doomsday for Profit, er, Prophet
. May 21st may be the end of the world as we know it …but at least investors are feeling fine. “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only…