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…
Ultimate Rob Bell ‘Love Wins’ Wrap Up: What Controversy Teaches Us About Christians, by Scot McKnight
10 things we can learn from one of Christianity’s biggest controversies. Finally someone has written what I think is the ultimate wrap up of the Rob Bell “Love Wins” controversy. Not surprised that it is biblical scholar, best-selling author, award-winning…
Actress Jenn Gotzon on NAB and the Faith ‘n Film Summit
Rising film star Jenn Gotzon (Frost/Nixon, Doonby) provides Two Handed Warriors with a unique take on the the National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB) and the new pre-show ‘Faith ‘n Film summit.’
Christian Movie Guide Awards Show: Monday Night on the Hallmark Channel
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Has entertainment replaced Scripture at center of Evangelical worship? by Chuck Swindoll
Is the church just a business with a Cross stuck on top? Great article by Chuck Swindoll–“America’s most influential active preacher”–in Leadership Journal. I disagree with him on some minor points on the inherent evil of technology and new media…
Hollywood National Day of Prayer Gathering Tonight
“I have found the greatest power in the world is the power of prayer” -Cecil B. DeMille, Academy Award-winning Producer Tonight believers in the entertainment industry and from local congregations throughout greater Los Angeles will gather at Bel Air Presbyterian…
Why my Christian education has troubled me, by Mike Friesen
Not everything that claims to be ‘Christian’ education is actually Christlike Mike Friesen is one of my favorite former students, 20-something bloggers, and friends. He asked me to respond to his blog post yesterday (5/2). It fit so remarkably with…