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The Harris Twins Rebel–Against Low Expectations, That Is
You may not have heard of the Harris twins, Brett and Alex, the little brothers of evangelical mega-author and faithful pastor Josh Harris. They have a great website, the Rebelution, and a recent book called Do Hard Things in which … Continue reading
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The New Yorker’s Take on Evangelicals and Abstinence Education
Found this in the New Yorker and thought that this outsider’s take on evangelicalism and its approach to sex was quite worth reading, if over-heated and wrong-headed in places: “The “pro-family” efforts of social conservatives—the campaigns against gay marriage and … Continue reading
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Is There a Wilberforce Out There?
I in no way style myself a political pundit, and for good reason. If you’re interested in coverage of the historic election of Barack Obama as president, check out the New York Times’s front-page article. Justin Taylor is soliciting feedback … Continue reading
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Russ Moore on the Potential Danger of Campus Ministry and the Textured Goodness of the Local Church
Had to pass along this quotation to you from a recent Russ Moore piece entitled, “Jesus Didn’t Die for a Campus Ministry: The Spiritual Danger of Unchurched Spirituality“. Here’s a theologically rich and personally challenging quotation on the spiritual nature … Continue reading
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When the Bell Fell Silent: The Church, the Parachurch, and Christian Witness to the American University
The twentieth century was hard on evangelicals in many ways, despite our rise to some level of cultural prominence as the century wore on. Ecclesiastically, on matters of the local church, we ran up against some rocks. In short, we … Continue reading
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