A thoughtful duo of posts from Empire Remixed’s Andrew Stephens-Rennie: A Lifetime of Habits (April 9, 2013) Idolatry & the Crisis of Being (April 11, 2013) My favorite exchange comes from the comment section: A respondent writes: Habits of living, rituals of inclusion, shape habits of reading. And Andrew replies: There is this feedback loop […]
Review: Torn And Not Mended
This review originally appeared at the Hillhurst Review on April 8, 2013. Lee, Justin. (2012). Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate New York: Jericho Books. It all started with the kid in high school who called me “God Boy.” Justin Lee, co-founder, director, and public face of the Gay Christian Network, has been […]
Response: 5 Deadly Sins of the Church
Today I finished Hollywood SDA’s sermon series, 5 Deadly Sins of the Church. I’m grateful that the church posted them and has kept them available to those of us who aren’t local but still enjoy learning with others. 1. Patriarchy + Heterosexism (video): I was so glad to hear Trisha distinguish between loving people for […]
Faith and Freedom
“To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” — Nelson Mandela Earlier this month I was looking for updates on Baptist-affiliated Shorter University, which lost 43% of its faculty last year after requiring staff to sign so-called “faith” pledges. […]
Promise of the Internet
Re: Religion May Not Survive the Internet — Valerie Tarico returns with more End of Religion evangelism. “Religions have spent eons honing defenses that keep outside information away from insiders. The innermost ring wall is a set of certainties and associated emotions like anxiety and disgust and righteous indignation that block curiosity. The outer wall […]
