Archive for the 'Religion' Category
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 […]
You read it right, and I’m not crazy. You see, we came to a fun decision today in the SGS household. MK’s favorite holiday meal is pretty much always a carb filled Thanksgiving - turkey, potatoes, stuffing, rolls. We don’t vary it. So today at our Thanksgiving style Easter dinner, we realized Easter has a […]
I’m feeling pretty lost right now. The reality of losing my grandmother still hasn’t hit me. The reminder stings - that nothing is in our hands, that we have no control, that we don’t get to pick when or how, not for us, not for our loved ones.
I want to move on, celebrate her life […]
George Barna reports some interesting statistics from the presidential election. Breaking the voting down into faith groups, Barna tells us what percentage of the poplulation voted for McCain, Obama, or Independent. here are few of the categories:
Evangelicals: Two-thirds of all evangelicals who were registered to vote (65%) were aligned with the Republican Party. One out […]
Perhaps you’ve seen this book in your local bookstore, a #1 New York Times bestseller that was recently added to the Oprah Book Club. Oprah has taken quite a liking to Tolle’s A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose. She comments: “I keep this book at my bedside. I think it’s essential spiritual […]
Universalized-Not So Evangelical Faith
Closed Published by jdodson June 27th, 2008 on Creation ProjectIn recent news, the Pew Foundation released figures that reflect a highly tolerant, pluralistic Christianity in the U.S. However, these figures are being disputed by the Lifeway Research Group based on the wording of the Pew Foundation’s question regarding the exclusive claims of Christianity: “My religion is the one, true faith leading to eternal life.” […]
So this evening, in the Austin American Statesman, this little story appears… Hyde Park Baptist is a pretty large church in Austin. They do a lot of good things, but they have also been doing “battle” with their community for…
I’m jumping on a plane in the morning for Amarillo. Our tribe (the BGCT) is having a meeting and I am attending. I get to hang with some guys I like for a couple of days - which could be…
My true feelings about Southwestern
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire August 14th, 2007 on ConnexionSo… I’ve been getting a crazy amount of page views from people searching for “Paige Patterson” and others who seem to have read my post on my thoughts regarding Southwestern teaching a Home Ec. course. I feel the need to…
I am not a huge fan of preaching for personal wealth. Preachers that want you to send them money for special water, little strips of cloth, or anything else scare me… I know that people want to hear that stuff…