Updated for 2009. 1. Treat it like the unrecognized, under-appreciated “pre-holiday” holiday that it is, and decorate your entire house and yard with orange lights, pumpkins, spiders, coffins, cobwebs, ghosts, and scary music. 2. Turn off the porch light and go out for a nice, uninterrupted dinner. 3. Find a church with a “harvest” celebration.… Continue reading halloween options for christians
If it’s Wednesday, I’m in the air headed for Thailand. A friend offered me the opportunity to attend a conference with her there, and given the “flexibility” of my schedule at present, it seemed like a great option. (And thanks to the guys who are house-sitting, and my awesome neighbors who are on “neighborhood watch”… Continue reading on a jet plane
No, I’m not talking about Charlton Heston. In fact, ABC’s Nightline recently launched a series on The Ten Commandments. The perspectives are remarkably balanced, though rather than going through the commandments chronologically, they opted to start with #7 – thou shalt not commit adultery – obviously a “sexier” way to kick off a new series.… Continue reading tv & the 10 commandments
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
I just returned from a long weekend getaway down in Escondido. And because I understand the jaw-dropping jealously our prestigious accommodations will inspire, I’ll tell you we stayed at the Lawrence Welk resort. (That was really intended to be more tongue-in-cheek, just to be clear, though the resort is lovely.) A friend of mine had… Continue reading give a getaway
The Wall Street Journal recently published an incredible article about why constantly living life at breakneck speed could give you motion sickness. It provides important context, something the writer points out is now missing from much of our hurried communications. And as a believer, I think it’s important to consider how we communicate the Gospel… Continue reading Manifesto for Slow Communication
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
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