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Criticizing Church, Defending Church
By
Scot McKnight
Everywhere I go and nearly everyone I read has a theme, whether central or peripheral, and I think the theme is getting too much attention and it’s getting too much play and it’s setting us up for failure. Here’s the theme: the Church is so messed up. Instances: preaching is not that good today; theology…
Of Fleas and Faith (RJS)
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Jesus Creed Admin
There were two interesting posts last week – on two very different kinds of blogs. The first on Jerry Coyne’s blog “Why Evolution is True,” where he scratches a flea, and the second, a response, on the BioLogos blog “Science and the Sacred,” where the flea responds. A brief excerpt from Coyne – in reference…
Prayer for the Coptic Christians in Egypt
By
Scot McKnight
NEW YORK CITY (BP)–The shooting deaths of six Coptic Christians in Egypt on Coptic Christmas Eve (Jan. 6) is fueling efforts to publicize and protest what Copts describe as persecution and violence typically met by inaction by the Egyptian government. Rallies were scheduled today, Jan. 19, at the United Nations at noon and at the…
Souls in Transition 8
By
Scot McKnight
In this last post on Smith and Snell’s book, Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults I want to draw attention to a major, major suggestion. What do you think we can do about the conclusions below? The issue pertains to the presence and influence of adults on the faith of emerging adults…
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