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Against Christian Music (or “Destroying the Soul One Chord at a Time”)
Yesterday, Mackenzie attempted to defend “Christian Music.” For what it is worth, I’ve listened to a lot of the bands he mentioned. I grew up with each of them, in fact, save the O.C. Supertones. I’m not even here to tell you that he’s entirely wrong. Those artists will absolutely give you the the sort of [...]
In Defense of Christian Music (or “Meditation by Rock”)
At my very first summer camp, I heard DC Talk’s Jesus Freak playing from the loudspeakers before chapel. I didn’t know what it was, I’d never heard anything like it before, and as soon as I got back I asked my mom to find out. Fast forward to Christmas morning of that year: I awoke [...]
Wednesday Link List
Welcome to yet another installment of “Let’s see what everybody else is doing online.” Actually there are some really strong links here this week, you won’t be disappointed, but I think both guys in the above cartoon are going to be. Our lead link this week isn’t lighter fare. The Dictionary of Christianese worked hard […]
Wednesday Link List
“For what we are about to receive…” The human and the dog seem sincere but cats are always overly dramatic. (And why does the cat have a marking that looks like another cat’s tail? Photoshop? No way!) Time for another link list. Try to have your suggestions in by 6:00 PM Eastern on Mondays. More […]
Save Me from Save Me
Just a little over a year after ABC-TV gave us Good Christian Bitches which got abbreviated to GCB at the same time as the Southern Baptist Convention offered an alternative name Great Commission Baptists; NBC-TV is just days away from the launch of the four-week miniseries Save Me. The series stars Anne Heche as a […]
Wednesday Link List
This is the link list that the other blogs get their links from after we got them from them in the first place. It’s a safe bet that neither party purchasing space on the above billboards were aware of the other’s presence. Or is it? Ravi Zacharias responds to the Boston tragedy and all the [...]
The Musician Is a Master
To understand why Phil Keaggy is receiving ASCAP's Golden Note Award, you really need just one album.
One evening in 2008, I joined a few hundred people at Judson University's chapel to watch—and hear—a bit of history. Phil Keaggy, backed...Show More Summary
Reblogging: Salvation Army Invented Missional
It’s only been a year since I posted this, but this had a profound affect on me, and I hope you enjoy reading it for the first time, or reading it again. I’m currently reading The General Next To God: The Story of William Booth and the Salvation Army by Richard Collier. Don’t go looking [...]
Take Action: Ask ESPN to Support Reporter Who Affirmed Marriage
An ESPN reporter who spoke out in support of God's design for marriage Monday is under attack from mainstream media critics and homosexual activists. CitizenLink is encouraging people to contact the sports network to voice support for...Show More Summary
In Christ - Prayer
Had the opportunity to close off our latest teaching series at Milton Keynes Christian Centre Church - In Christ. We have been going through the book of Colossians. This message was on Col 4:2: "Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving." In Christ - Prayer from MKCCpreaching on Vimeo. Can't see the video click here
Wednesday Link List
Our opening graphic is from the blog Abandoned to God. Here’s this weeks links: Opening Link: A pastor and his wife in Watertown, MA are caught in the middle of a shootout in the wake of the Boston bombings. “We were trapped, with active gunfire on three sides of our home.” Here’s another new movie [...]
Thrift Shop Theology
Poppin' tags with an unlikely spiritual teacher.
You can tell the brand of my daughter's jacket whether or not she's facing you, its white logo is stitched on the front and back. I'd resisted buying her this North Face fleece for months. Show More Summary
The Forgotten Gift of the Dove Real Beauty Video
You’ve probably seen the Dove Real Beauty Sketches Youtube video. Last week, it generated a lot of responses, from the informative to the satirical, both pro and con. Surprisingly, no one I read mentioned the feature of the video toward which I gravitated most strongly. While everyone else watched the women, I watched the strangers. [...]
Psalm 23: Fear Not In The Valley | Reflecting On Our Week
Psalm 23: Fear Not In The Valley | Reflecting On Our Week from The Rev. Chuck Currie on Vimeo. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
We Sure Could Use A Little Good News Today
” When sorrows come – they come not single spies – but in battalions “ ~ William Shakespeare, Hamlet Act IV, Scene V Every night at 6:30 PM I watch the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. I became a convert about five years ago after decades of watching ABC World News Tonight starting in [...]
You Talk Like a Girl
How vocal fry affects women in the church. Even if you've never heard of "vocal fry" or "upspeak," you probably hear people speak in these patterns every day. Vocal fry is when someone's voice gets lower and turns gravely, usually drawn out at the end of a sentence. Show More Summary
Wednesday Link List
Lots of good stuff this week. Take the time! The Seventh Day Adventist Church is celebrating a 150-year anniversary, though as a group that believed in very immanent return of Jesus, the anniversary is a bit of an embarrassment. Clay Gentry goes really deep on those “phantom” scripture verses, including some principles many people think [...]
Accidentally Racist and Intentionally Ignorant
How the controversial Brad Paisley-LL Cool J duet keeps us from seeing the real, systemic problems of race.
Many of us who don't listen to country music hadn't heard of Brad Paisley until last week. Now that he's released a song called...Show More Summary
The Sorry State of the Apology
Scriptural responses to society's shallow regret.
The apology seems to be at an all-time high, and simultaneously, an all-time low.
Thanks to public figures such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Kristen Stewart,...Show More Summary
Tuesday is Shine a Light on Slavery Day
On Tuesday, mark a red “X” on your hand in recognition of 27 million people bound by slavery. 27 million people More than at any time in history Forced to work against their will In fields, factories, brothels, under threat of violence… … for someone else’s gain. Now is the time to end it The [...]
