The Boy Scouts voted today to drop their long-standing prohibition on gay members (gay adult leaders will still not be allowed). A lot of scout troops are sponsored by churches, many of which have taken stances on homosexuality. Apparently, for some churches, that stance will now include dropping their Scout… [more]
Theology & The Church
Will we ever stop labeling bands Christian?
Did you know that the members of U2 are Christians and that they frequently explore issues of faith in their songs? Shocking, right? I know! A recent BuzzFeed piece got way too many views with the irritating title “11 Bands You Might Not Realize Are Christian.” Author Matthew Perpetua seems… [more]
What pastors really think about science and human origins
What do today’s pastors think about science? What views do they hold on creation and evolution and how strongly do they hold them? How do origins issues impact their ministries? These were just a few of the questions that motivated us at BioLogos to commission a survey of pastors on… [more]
Admiration - and a word of caution - for Angelina Jolie
I thought I was long past being shocked by the beautiful Angelina Jolie. After all, the days of her showing up with vials of blood around her neck or making out with her brother on stage are long past. And certainly I’ve become used to her radical morph from femme… [more]
Shavuot and the Christian significance of Jewish holidays
I’m not entirely Jewish, but my Twitter rabbi is. I was speaking with her on the phone about Shavuot, the Jewish Feast of Weeks that this year runs from May 14 to 16. What’s a Twitter rabbi and why do I have one? Well, a Twitter rabbi is exactly what… [more]
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Neil Fix What we need to work towards is both a Christian music industry that is willing to take risks and a church that is more open to creativity, that will welcome artists at any stage of their journey with God.
Will we ever stop labeling bands Christian?
TimF If I had my way, we'd skip Mother's Day and Father's Day mentions entirely at church; but if we must, the idea of saying Happy Mother's Day and then preaching the sermon the Lord gave you is the way to go.
Mother's Day sermons...ugh
Jordan Ballor Ok, so it's a symptom of broken trust. Who broke the trust? There's plenty of blame to go around, surely, but where's the critique of the "priestly" voice of science?
Children of atom, children of Eve
Allison Backous It is a good model for all of us to pursue conversation that requires us to be active, not just people who leave soundbites and judgment.
ESPN’s surprisingly civil debate about sin and homosexuality
Jason E. Summers Much of the legitimate task of the military is not the wielding of weapons, but rather protection and preparedness (defensive measures achieved independent of threat-based deterrence).
The weakness of the Pentagon and the power of the cross
Jonathan Downie Unless we are going to go down the road of linguistic determinism (which would limit God as well as our understanding of God), it would seem somewhat naive to assume that we have trouble understanding some concepts simply because of grammar.
How grammar influences your faith