Posted in General on Dec 11th, 2011
Photo credit: ComfortBetrays.com Pastor Gary Gilley of Southern View Chapel (Springfield, IL) wrote a helpful analysis on elements of the old social gospel movement showing up in today’s Christianity, redefining the mission of the church: One of the important issues which the church has always had to address is that of its role in society. In the Old [...]
Posted in General on Jul 20th, 2010
“Christianity is supposedly a limit to personal growth and potential because it constrains our freedom to choose our own beliefs and practices. Immanuel Kant defined an enlightened human being as one who trusts in his or her own power of thinking, rather than in authority or tradition (27). This resistance to authority in moral matters is now [...]
Posted in General on Apr 30th, 2010
One sign that you have made success an idol is the false sense of security it brings. The poor and the marginalized expect suffering, they know what life on this earth is “nasty, brutish, and short.” Successful people are much more shocked and overwhelmed by troubles. As a pastor, I’ve often heard people from the [...]
Posted in General on Nov 22nd, 2009
New & Recommended! (For reading, listening, watching, doing) Here are a few things to check out and get involved with. Instead of a separate write-up for the following book, album, movie, blog, and events, I decided to just toss everything into a quick list. Book to Read “Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, [...]
