I came across this post from a couple years back expecting it to be funny, and discovered it to be quite cleverly serious: “Top Ten Reasons Why Men Should Not be Ordained.” Reversing the arguments in any discussion of male/female issues can often shine a light on unacknowledged (and unsupported) bias – and it goes… Continue reading why men should be excluded from leadership
In the ongoing discussion about male and female “roles” both at home and in the church, I recently received one of the simplest arguments in favor of equality that I’ve heard. It came in an e-newsletter I received this week, written by Christians for Biblical Equality President Mimi Haddad. Since I couldn’t find the article… Continue reading equality in Christ
I spent today at Biola University at the Christian web conference, which continues tomorrow. Turns out, this is an expanded version of GodBlogCon, the first Christian blog conference of its kind back in 2005, which has evolved to include social networking and interactive media. Here are a few snapshots. Tim Challies spoke on Ephesians 4:15:… Continue reading christian web conference
Here are a couple of pictures from yesterday’s Coversant Life livestreaming event with Biola’s Dr. J.P. Moreland and Rock Harbor’s pastor Mike Erre. Here we are during the discussion. Amazing what you can do with a camera and a computer. The Conversant Life team was awesome and made everything easy. Me with Dr. Moreland and… Continue reading Livestream Discussion Scrapbook
I’m out this morning hosting a livestream video discussion between Rock Harbor’s Pastor Mike Erre, and Biola University’s philosophy professor Dr. J.P. Moreland. They’ll be discussing their new books, Mike’s Death by Church and JP’s book, The God Question. You can watch it here, at 10am PST. If you can’t watch live, the finished video… Continue reading Livestream Hosting Today
Yesterday I was invited to host a livestreaming discussion between speakers/authors Dr. J.P. Moreland and Pastor Mike Erre. Mark your calendar right now and plan to tune in Tuesday, August 18 at 10am PST, at http://conversantlife.com/live. These are two of our faith’s modern-day greats. Dr. Moreland is professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology… Continue reading Livestream Hosting
In a conversation the other day, a friend made the statement, “It seems like Christians are held to a higher standard.” She referred to someone at work who criticized the behavior of a purported Christian. But it got me thinking about that statement, and I wondered – is it wrong? First I have to admit… Continue reading A Higher Standard
Infrastructure for Souls is sort of a pictorial essay that traces “…the parallel histories of the American megachurch and the corporate-organizational complex.” (via Tony Morgan Live on Twitter.) There’s a lot of criticism of the megachurch in the world today (including some of my own) for using “corporate” strategy to reach people for Christ. But… Continue reading Infrastructure for Souls
Now that I have some free time on my hands, I’ve been catching up on reading all my favorite blogs. You must check out this recent post over at Kinnon’s blog, in which he manages to skillfully blend all my favorite themes of Complimentarian vs. Egalitarian, leading vs. serving, and “why can’t we all just… Continue reading more on roles
Church Relevance posted an interesting article last week called “A Toolbox With All Hammers.” “In the big picture, a toolbox with all hammers isn’t very effective. You can hit nails, pry, and not much more. A good toolbox has hammers, wrenches, files, and screwdrivers. It has a drill, some pliers, and plenty of other tools.… Continue reading hammer training
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