Strict religious upbringing
In a recent interview, it was reported that Katy Perry wrote her hit song “I Kissed A Girl” to rebel against her strict religious upbringing.The…
Beyond "us versus them"
http://www.outofur.com/archives/2009/07/beyond_us_versu.htmlby Brandon O’Brien (Out of Ur, 15 Jul 2009)O’Brien interviews Andrew Marin on building bridges between the GLBT and Christian communities.(read more)
The orthodox are finished
http://www.albertmohler.com/?cat=Blog&cid=4122by Albert Mohler (15 Jul 2009)Acting in open defiance to the worldwide Anglican Communion, the Episcopal Church has voted to end a de facto moratorium…
Sin and statements of faith
Caleb Kolstad responded to this below quote by Mark Dever on his exposition of John 17.Therefore, I conclude that it is sin to divide the…
Asia turns to religion in recession
http://www.intellasia.net/news/articles/society/111269411.shtmlBigPond News, 14 Jul 2009As the world is hit by the worst financial economic crisis since the great depression, Asia has turned to religion for…
The history of 57 cents
http://the-inklings-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/57-cents-church.html by Wilson Tan (Inkling’s Cafe, 13 Jul 2009)Wilson Tan writes about a true story of a girl, Hattie May Wiatt, who gave 57 cents…
Catching the wind
http://leadingfromthesandbox.blogspot.com/2009/07/catching-wind.htmlby T. J. Addington (Leading from the Sandbox, 12 Jul 2009)Interesting post by Addington about habits we can cultivate to help us catch the wind…
Four principles of youth ministry
http://www.smalltownyouthpastor.com/2008/05/the-four-principles-of-youth-ministry-discipleship/by Jeremy Zach (20 May 2008)Summary Kids must be led from where they start. Discipleship must come from the inside out. There must be an…
Keeping your life under the speed limit
http://healthierpastors.blogspot.com/2009/07/keeping-your-life-under-speed-limit.htmlby Tom Garasha (Healthier Pastors, 10 Jul 2009)Tom Garasha, author of EKG: Probing the heart of a pastor, offers advice on how to keep below…
Spiritual disciplines, the non-voluntary type
Bill Hull discusses both voluntary disciplines e.g. prayer, fasting, silence, solitude, frugality, worship, service, sacrifice, as well as non-voluntary disciplines e.g. conflict, persecution, the dark…