Archive for the 'Christianity' Category
A Brief Defense of Christian Faith in the Face of Haiti
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson January 21st, 2010 on Creation ProjectThe suffering of the Haiti tragedy is immense and heart-breaking, and brings to mind so many questions. Those who claim Christian faith are often the first to question or be questioned in times like these. In a stimulating BBC Magazine article entitled, “Why Does God Allow Natural Disasters”, philosopher David Bain recently raised a key […]
Here are some of the top posts from Creation Project in 2009. As you’ll see, just because they were the most popular doesn’t mean they were the most important.
Most Popular
Primers on Pullman and the Golden Compass
Can Christians Believe in Evolution? (follow up with Keller’s new article)
Resources for Biblical Womanhood
Is Beauty in the Eye of the […]
New Article: Credemption
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson December 30th, 2009 on Creation ProjectNo one is culturally neutral. We are all enculturated from infancy to grave. To be human is to be cultural, and when Jesus became man, He became cultural. Jesus spoke Aramaic, went to Jewish temples, drank wine, wore sandals and grew a beard…
With a better understanding of culture in place, we can think more carefully […]
From Secular City to the Future of Faith
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson December 5th, 2009 on Creation ProjectAs I continue to read Harvey Cox’s new book The Future of Faith, I wonder about how it compares with his early book The Secular City. The Secular City embraced secularism as an inveitable part of urban development and recognized the privitization of religion. The Future of Faith, however, seems to be opening up to […]
Candid Ted Haggard Video
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson November 23rd, 2009 on Creation ProjectI had the privilege of watching this interview with Ted Haggard live at the Q Conference this year in Austin. It was powerful, gripping, convicting, inspiring. The Haggard’s respond with grace regarding his sex scandal. A stand-out quote:
If people judge me, hate me, and despise me, and write bad things about me, and reject me, […]
How Not to Be a Missional Church
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson November 19th, 2009 on Creation ProjectMy series on How Not to Be a Missional Church is now complete! Check it out at The Resurgence.
Resources on Biblical Manhood
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson November 2nd, 2009 on Creation ProjectIn preparation for my message on Biblical Masculinity (part of the Truly Human series), I consulted a number of books and articles other than the Bible. In the end, some of the most helpful stuff appears to have been reflections from my own failures and successes. However, here are some of the popular, not academic, […]
Here’s some Q&A from the LEAD ‘09 conference regarding the Church. All video and audio is now up!
Here is helpful definition of the local church from Mark Driscoll from Vintage Church:
The local church is a community of regenerated believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord. In obedience to Scripture they organize under qualified leadership, […]
Atlantic Monthly, Xn Music, and Philly
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson September 30th, 2009 on Creation ProjectOh, to be a young believer in Philadelphia right now, where the spirit of Christian activism is mingling vigorously with an apparently unkillable strain of old-school countercultural Jesus-freakery.
That’s an excerpt from Atlantic Monthly’s James Parker, in his new article “Sing to the Lord a New Song.” The piece covers some of the Christian renewal efforts […]
Total Church Conference – 2.0
Closed Published by Jonathan Dodson September 24th, 2009 on Creation ProjectLast year I attended the first Total Church Conference in San Diego. It was excellent content. This year, Total Church 2.0 builds on the first conference with a robust Jesus emphasis. Looks like a stimulating conference, with talkback interaction for community processing.
Tuesday, November 17 through Thursday, November 19, 2009
Read more here. Registration opens next week. […]