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Archive for March, 2008
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Christians and March Madness
Posted on March 31, 2008 | No CommentsBen Bartlett explores the causes for the popularity of March Madness and how Christians should respond to the phenomenon. -
Progressive evangelicals succeeding US religious right
Posted on March 30, 2008 | No CommentsProgressive evangelicals succeeding US religious right -
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Church Prank
Posted on March 30, 2008 | No CommentsSacha Baron Cohen’s Church Prank Sacha Baron Cohen the creator of the infamous movie Borat is filming another movie called Bruno -
The moral crisis of American sports
Posted on March 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe moral crisis of American sports We have a nostalgia for bygone days of good sportsmanship and honor in an age of steroids. -
Stuff Christians Like
Posted on March 29, 2008 | No CommentsStuff Christians Like A satirical poke at American evangelical culture. -
Modern Parables – a review
Posted on March 29, 2008 | 1 CommentModern Parables – a review -
Bible rewrite includes binge-drinking Goliath and sex-obsessed Adam
Posted on March 29, 2008 | No CommentsBible rewrite includes binge-drinking Goliath and sex-obsessed Adam Goliath was a celebrity binge drinker, and Adam was obsessed with Eve’s naked body – according to a retelling of traditional Bible stories by an Anglican vicar. -
Thank heavens for Hollywood: movies push up church visitors
Posted on March 29, 2008 | No CommentsThank heavens for Hollywood: movies push up church visitors Want to boost your church’s popularity? Offer it as a location for the next Da Vinci Code -
The Faith Driven Vote
Posted on March 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe Faith Driven Vote -
Bad premise, bad graphics, and bad theology?
Posted on March 27, 2008 | No CommentsBad premise, bad graphics, and bad theology? Now the video game is FREE, sort of? -
Artist Captures on Canvas His Favorite Subject
Posted on March 26, 2008 | No CommentsArtist Captures on Canvas His Favorite Subject This artist has captured the likenesses of dozens of famous people during the course of a portrait-painting career that has spanned seven decades. His favorite subject, however, is someone that has never sat for one of his portraits. -
The idea that politics is too “dirty” for Christians – wrong says Christian leader
Posted on March 26, 2008 | 1 CommentThe idea that politics is too “dirty” for Christians – wrong says Christian leader -
Why movies matter
Posted on March 26, 2008 | No CommentsWhy movies matter The Supreme Court, The Bill of Rights, your Congressional representative – these have a substantial impact on your life. Jack Nicholson, Deuce Bigelow and Gayle King have almost none. And yet this is what we know. And that’s because at this period... -
Is Vicious Combat Between Guys a Good Thing?
Posted on March 26, 2008 | 2 CommentsIs Vicious Combat Between Guys a Good Thing? The New York Times on Mixed Martial-Arts -
I Am Legend: He is Job
Posted on March 26, 2008 | 4 CommentsHe had lost his family, and his entire way of life. He came face to face with evil and he pondered to himself, "Why has God allowed this to happen?" It is the essential question that everyone asks of tragedy. It is not simply a question of philosophical investigation or even of theological study, but the cry of the broken heart. You may think I am speaking of Job, the "righteous man" of Scripture, but I amactually referencing Robert Neville, the main character of the new to DVD movie I am Legend, a gripping and intense thriller with an amazing ending (warning: spoilers inside). -
Young Witches Explain What They’re Really About
Posted on March 26, 2008 | No CommentsYoung Witches Explain What They’re Really About Many young people who enter witchcraft or paganism do so in reaction to a very conservative religious upbringing. They say they don’t feel God in the church, so they seek out different expressions of God that are more... -
The Church’s Misplaced Trust
Posted on March 26, 2008 | No CommentsThe Church’s Misplaced Trust Dr. Will Langford, lead pastor of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church, with a doctorate of ministry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, has published “A Misplaced Trust: Recovering Our Lost Identity and Mission.” This is a book exploring what... -
Anne Rice: “My Trust in My Lord”
Posted on March 26, 2008 | No CommentsAnne Rice: “My Trust in My Lord” -”Look: I believe in Him. It’s that simple and that complex,” writes the author of vampire fiction and Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana. -
Podcast #23: Speaking of Politics
Posted on March 25, 2008 | 9 CommentsIn the new episode of Christ and Pop Culture, Rich and Ben discuss the discussing of politics. -
TBN’s New York Theater – A First Look
Posted on March 25, 2008 | No CommentsTBN’s New York Theater – A First Look