Category: Random Links

Second New Leader Resigns From the Christian Coalition It was nice to have a roommate for a couple of days who’s on staff in Joel Hunter’s church. My vote is with Hunter’s concerns and his statement reflects he in touch with many younger USAmericans I’ve met, “”I hope we can break out of ‘liberal’ and…

CALLING ALL CATHOLICS & PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL TO FASTING, PENANCE AND PRAYER ON 1ST DECEMBER 2006. I was alerted to this by Bob’s Beatitudes in Action. Bishop Antony Selvanayagam’s exhortation is worth listening here: “The words of Jesus come vividly and forcefully “Love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you” this is not…

While Malaysia fiddles, its opportunities are running dry Sometimes when you are a way for so long (in my case 27days for others maybe 2.7 years or more … it depends), I found myself looking at my own country with fresh eyes. Apparently, Michael Backman is getting a lot of attention. ‘Amok’ Season Again: How…

‘The Bluffer’s guide to heresy’ I love what they did for ‘The Bluffer’s Guide to Christian Doctrine’. BETTER BIBLE TEACHING! “I hear many people looking for churches with ‘good teaching’, but I am yet to hear anyone seeking a church that is committed to ‘doing the Bible stuff’.” wow! Clayton, Philip: “The Emergence of Spirit,”…

PowerPoint Is Evil I love th subtitle 🙂 “Power Corrupts.PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely.” The Rhetoric of PowerPoint Makes me think about the impact and influence of the medium we use has upon us as the presenters. Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way I think…

Globalization and the Rise of Religion (October 12, 2006) – mp3 from APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett “Experts once predicted that as the world grew more modern, religion would decline. Precisely the opposite has proven true. Two leading thinkers, Boston University sociologist Peter Berger and Harvard Business School’s Rosabeth Moss Kanter, discuss why…

Duane Shank on the Amish School Shootings: The power of faith, the strength of community A sister shared during our prayer breakfast last Sunday how reading the response of the Amish community on this tragedy moved her and as she shared I “repented” how often I’ve used “Amish” stereotyped ways. They know the way of…

Something About Rowan Williams Ah … maybe I should restart my “second thoughts” series or website. A Christian Manifesto for People Who Aren’t Great Theologians Interesting to read this after I started a yahoogroup for younger theologians 🙂 SMALL, CLUSTERED, MULTIPLYING CHURCHES I like what I read here. toward a praxis of theologial disagreement part…

Ideas for Being Formative Good stuff for small groups … Will try one each this weekend! A Wind that Swirls Everywhere I haven’t managed to finish Amos Yong’s books yet … but he’s one cutting-edge Pentecostal scholar to pay attention to. And he’s from Malaysia 🙂 Religious Pluralism : A Turn to the Holy Spirit…

A MHP Interview with Simon Chan, author of Liturgical Theology: The Church as Worshiping Community (HT: Sherman) OK! I’m getting the book … for now this sounds good: “If the church is extrinsic to God, then its worship is equally extrinsic, a matter of taste and of fulfilling some pragmatic end like evangelism. If the…