Theology

Seven Steps for Creation Caretaking

Brian McLaren 9-23-2009

What could be more joyful than rediscovering our God-given role as caretakers, stewards, and lovers of creation?

Bible Translation Debates: The Challenge of Changing Language

Mimi Haddad 9-15-2009

Have you ever noticed how every day language is used to manipulate and shape rather than describe reality? Here is one example.

Preserve Biblical Accuracy

Mimi Haddad 9-08-2009

Last week, Zondervan announced that it will phase out the Today's New Inter

Dog is My Co-Pilot?

LaVonne Neff 9-04-2009

Last week a friend who knows my dogs sent

me a link to Wendy Francisco's wildly popular new song, "God and Dog" (more than half a million views at time of writing). G-o-d and d-o-G--two words, one kind of love. "They would stay with me all day; / I'm the one who walks away.

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Judgment Day: Does Matthew 25 Apply to the Health-Care Debate?

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-03-2009

Yesterday, I heard a Christian leader say that the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 25 is not a reason for Christians to support universal health care guaranteed by their government.

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Faith is about Redemption: The Life of Ted Kennedy

Jim Wallis 9-03-2009

I have never really trusted those who are intolerant and condemning of other people's shortcomings. It makes me suspect they are likely hiding their own.

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Getting Beyond the Confession and Guilt Checklist

Julie Clawson 9-03-2009

Recently, while traveling through Michigan, I attended Mars Hill for church one Sunday.

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Lost in Translation? More Inclusive TNIV Dropped in Favor of Newer NIV

Eugene Cho 9-02-2009

Let me begin by asking a simple question: What Bible translation do you use and why?

Science, Salvation, Slavery, and Equality: The Bible and Historic Reforms

Mimi Haddad 9-02-2009

Have you ever pondered the dangers of reading the Bible?

A Token of God's Grace

Bob Smietana 9-01-2009

A theological variety show mixes humor, music, and cultural analysis.

Prepared to Die, but Not to Kill

Logan Isaac 8-31-2009

I recently received a reply or two on my last blog post, regarding Sgt.

A Health Insurance Industry Whistle-Blower and a Call for Christian Accountability

Aaron Taylor 8-31-2009

Wendell Potter worked for 15 years as the head of public relations for CIGNA, one of the largest health insurance companies in the U.S.

Video: Health-Care Hermeneutics with Jon Stewart

Steve Holt 8-28-2009

I need to find something to do until Sept. 13 or thereabouts. The Daily Show is on a three-week vacation until then. (Anyone have a good home remedy for the Stewart Shakes?) I kid.

Where Did Jesus Stand at the ELCA Assembly?

Nadia Bolz-Weber 8-28-2009

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When it Comes to Biblical 'Authority,' Words Matter

Mimi Haddad 8-28-2009

In a recent post examining the biblical qualities of a leader, I considered the similarity betw

Christian Hospitality in Phnom Penh

Chris Baker Evens 8-14-2009

A handful of Christians living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, are making use of the age-old nonviolent practice of hospitality to 60 community representatives who suffer constant threats and intimidation as they work to protect land, fisheries, forests, and waterways from development projects (see http://blog.sojo.net/2009/07/24/the-dar