Results for gospel
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Bare Feet and Dolphins: Rob Bell's Return
Originally Posted: 05/10/2012 - 2:37pm | Type: Blog -
The sounds of the Pacific crashing on the shore mix with a reggae tune playing on the outdoor stereo of the bar next door as the speaker, a 41-year-old former pastor and bestselling author, resumes his riff on ...
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Q Conference Hopes to Present a Different Face of Evangelical Activism
Originally Posted: 04/10/2012 - 1:26pm | Type: Blog -
Gabe Lyons thinks Christian culture warriors are on the wrong path. His sixth annual Q Conference, which opens today in Washington, D.C., is an attempt to do things differently. With 700 participants gathered i ...
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Life Under Empire
Originally Posted: 03/09/2012 - 3:20pm | Type: Magazine Article -
Julie Clawson What The Hunger Games and the gospels have in common. “THE WORLD will be watching,” runs the ta ...
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Ending Poverty in Our Time
Originally Posted: 03/14/2012 - 12:42pm | Type: Blog -
Hearing about the injustice and suffering in our world can be overwhelming. The problems seem so insurmountable. Is it really possible to make a difference? Hearing about the injustice ...
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Black Evangelicals, White Evangelicals and Franklin Graham's Repentance
Originally Posted: 03/01/2012 - 6:20pm | Type: Blog -
When Franklin Graham expressed doubts about President Obama’s Christian faith during and interview on Morning Joe last week, it reminded me of an uncomfortable dinner I had in the late ‘90s. ...
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Obama Says Faith Mandates Him to Care for The Poor
Originally Posted: 02/02/2012 - 6:12pm | Type: Blog -
President Obama connected his faith with his policies toward the poor at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday (2/2/12), a subtle but sharp contrast to remarks made by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney the da ...
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When Actions Speak Louder than Words: Bill and Melinda Gates
Originally Posted: 02/02/2012 - 1:49pm | Type: Blog -
While Bill and Melinda Gates don't wear their religiosity or spiritual predilections on their sleeves, they most certainly are doing God's work, intervening to care for and advocate on behalf of the p ...
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Manners and Morals
Originally Posted: 01/30/2012 - 1:51pm | Type: Blog -
Governor Brewer’s demeanor toward the president was inappropriate. However, the deeper question is why would this woman think it is appropriate to put her finger in anyone’s face, president or not? ...
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I Continue to Fail “The Poor”
Originally Posted: 01/24/2012 - 2:48pm | Type: Blog -
Once in a while, it feels like this work is hardly making a dent in the poverty juggernaut we’re fighting against. So sometimes it’s just easier to keep it at arms-length and focus on “the poor.” That may help m ...
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Defining "Evangelical" and Other Unsolved Mysteries
Originally Posted: 01/19/2012 - 12:47pm | Type: Blog -
I understand the interest in us evangelicals, I really do. The way much of the mainstream media covers our communities in the news can make us seem like a puzzling subspecies of the American population, not unli ...