by Don Veinot | Nov 29, 2012 | Abortion, Apologetics, Christ and the Church, Church History, Culture and Society, Economy, Evangelical Left, Homosexuality, Human Rights Violations, Liberal Theology, Marxism, Mormonism, Pedophilia, Politics, Psychology, Theology
I have to admit, this started out to be a very different blog than it ended up. Like many, I was discouraged at the results of the election. Yes, I know that God is in control and uses even government for His purposes but sometimes those purposes are to punish His...
by Sarah Flashing | Nov 24, 2012 | Christ and the Church, Culture and Society, Emerging Church, Fall 2011, MCOI Journal, Postmodernism, Relativism, Theology
(Originally printed in the Fall 2011 Issue of the MCOI Journal) For many years, the current youth generation—“Generation ‘Y’ ” or the “Millennials”—has been the focus of numerous books, articles, and studies. From a Christian perspective, much of the analysis has been...
by Jonathan Miles | Oct 4, 2012 | Christ and the Church, Christian living, Theology
I remember the conversation as if it were yesterday. A friend and I were talking and the subject of God’s judgement came up. Slightly unusual since he is an atheist and I am a Christian, but only slightly because talking with intelligent atheists about God can...
by Ron Henzel | Aug 30, 2012 | Apologetics, Christ and the Church, Culture and Society, Death Penalty, Scripture, Theology
A few weeks ago (August 8, 2012), Jon Trott of Jesus People USA (JPUSA) uploaded a post to their Wilson Station blog titled “Big Government in Texas Executes Man with 61 IQ.” It began as a concise protest against the execution of Marvin Wilson for the 1992...
by Don Veinot | Aug 23, 2012 | Black Liberation Theology, Brian McLaren, Culture and Society, Discernment, Evangelical Left, Politics, Rob Bell, Socialism, Theology
This may seem like an odd question but strikes me as being a good corollary to one that I have been asked quite frequently in recent weeks. The questions on this issue can be summed up in a recent email I received: So, in your opinion, which would be worse for...
by Jonathan Miles | Aug 16, 2012 | Atheism, Cults and Religions, Eastern Mysticism, Evolution, Hinduism, Theology
In the midst of all the trivial headlines there were two fairly high profile conversions. First, rapper Snoop Dogg claims to have been “born again” and now wants to make records “kids and grandparents can listen to.” He’s changing his...
