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KOH2RVA: Day 2394 comments

Jim Somerville wrote 2 weeks ago: From time to time I hear the criticism (often third hand and through unnamed sources) that this year … more →

Tags: church, The Missional Church, KOH2RVA, Jesus, Evangelism, Good, do-gooders, Central Virginia Raceway Ministries, Harvey Seifert

Fifty years later, church leaders respond to King’s “Birmingham Jail” letter

tifforr wrote 1 month ago: Jail cell door photo courtesy Carol Highsmith. This image is not available to download. For question … more →

Tags: Christian, Culture, Causes, Living, News, the underground, Martin Luther King Jr., Institutions, Beliefs

On Being a Radical Evangelical.

greatriversofhope wrote 2 months ago: Rob Schwarzwalder Much has been made of late of the young “evangelical radicals,” whose … more →

Tags: Religious News, Jesus, Christ, Jesus Christ, paul, jesu, Christianity Today, backpacker, sojourners

Money, Hell and Planning ahead2 comments

kenbaker wrote 2 months ago: The sixteenth chapter of St Luke contains a couple of stories that Jesus told: odd, quirky stories t … more →

Tags: God, Jesus, Ebenezer Scrooge, Old Testament, Abraham, Moses, Bosom Of Abraham

Presbyterians Exploiting Lent for Gun Control5 comments

Institute on Religion and Democracy wrote 2 months ago: How does the church pursue the common good? (Photo credit: Internet Monk) By Jeff Gissing (@jeffgiss … more →

Tags: News, Gun Control, Jeff Gissing, PCUSA, Presbyterian

Loving food enough to give it up

Jonny Rashid wrote 2 months ago: I grew up in a family that really loved eating. My mother is a great cook and has made it something … more →

Tags: Message, Matthew 6, 2 Corinthians 4, Micah Challenge, Hunger, Fasting, gluttony

A Liberal Evangelical Resigns From AARP

Nathaniel Torrey wrote 3 months ago: (Source: vimeo.com) by Mark Tooley(@markdtooley) Unlike many figures of the Evangelical and Religiou … more →

Tags: News, Institute on Religion and Democracy, Mark Tooley, Evangelical, religious left, American Spectator

Framing a Positive Vision for Evangelicals and Higher Education

johnhawthorne wrote 3 months ago: Last weekend I drove from Michigan to Massachusetts to attend the North Shore Writers Retreat sponso … more →

Tags: Rachel Held Evans, Peter Enns, Jonathan Fitzgerald, Jonathan Merritt, John Dickerson, Spring Arbor University, Mark Noll

Behavior, the Test of Belief (1 John 2:3-6)

georgepwood wrote 4 months ago: One of the most common complaints about us Christians is that we are hypocrites. We believe one way … more →

Tags: 1 John, The Daily Word, George P Wood, 1 John 2:3-6, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience, Faith and Works, Belief and Behavior, easy believism

Glenn Beck and his ilk

Matthew Acton wrote 6 months ago: This is a blog about American culture written by me, a Christian.  The underlying goal of this blog … more →

Tags: U.S. Culture, Culture, Focus on the Family, James Dobson, Ralph Reed, glenn beck, Faith & Freedom Coalition, Family Research Council, Sarah Palin

Evangelicals Discuss “The American Dream” at Cedarville University

Institute on Religion and Democracy wrote 6 months ago: By Bart Gingerich On October 25th and 26th, Christians from the right and the left convened at Cedar … more →

Tags: News, Bart Gingerich, sojourners, American Enterprise Institute, Evangelicals for Social Action, Discovery Institute, Jay Richards, Cedar-University

War, pacifism and a third option1 comment

kainos wrote 7 months ago: Ron Sider writes in Relevant magazine: The debate and division between pacifist and just-war Christi … more →

Tags: peacemaking, peacemaking

The Scandal of Evangelical Politics: Missional Politics2 comments

Ryan M. Mahoney wrote 8 months ago: We have been discussing the need for evangelicals to develop an evangelical, political philosophy in … more →

Tags: Philosophy and Culture, Politics And Culture, Church and culture, Theology, Christian, Culture, Politics, Evangelical, The Scandal of Evangelical Politics

Saving the Gospel: revolutionizing a de-revolutionized message1 comment

David Michaux wrote 8 months ago: You’ve been misinformed. The whole Gospel of Jesus on the cross. You’ve probably heard i … more →

Tags: Kingdom of God, Theology, poverty, Soteriology, Salvation, Cross, Zacchaeus, Practical Theology, Gospel

The Scandal of Evangelical Politics: From Whence We Came and to Whither We Go15 comments

Ryan M. Mahoney wrote 8 months ago: I am writing this series on evangelical political engagement to explore the questions of if and how … more →

Tags: Politics And Culture, Church and culture, Evangelism and Culture, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Roman Catholic Church, Augustine, City of God, Evangelical Politics

The Religious Left -- At it Again

Chaplain Dave Sparks wrote 8 months ago: The religious lefties are at it again… I was looking at the right side of my Facebook timeline … more →

Tags: Economics, Theology, Christianity, religious left, Politics, conservatism, Christian Left, Alexander Maclaren, Entitlements

The Scandal of Evangelical Politics: Why We Fight15 comments

Ryan M. Mahoney wrote 8 months ago: Given the recent discussion of politics on this blog, by all of its authors, and the upcoming Presid … more →

Tags: Politics And Culture, Church and culture, Culture, Politics, Evangelicalism, Evangelical Politics, The Scandal of Evangelical Politics

Politics and Christianity2 comments

Daniel Colbert wrote 8 months ago: “Let’s have Christ our President Let us have him for our king Cast your vote for the Car … more →

Tags: Christian, Faith, Politics 2, Faith, sisters of saint Francis, Politics, Christianity, Jim Wallis, shane claiborne

What God Really Wants

Alvin Sanders wrote 10 months ago: Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done. Prov … more →

Tags: Spiritual Reflection, Social class, Resources, Human Rights, Religion, Biblical justice


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