Why do so many young people today walk away from their church roots? The answer is most likely not what you think. A recent article by Larry Taunton, founder of Fixed-Point Foundation, a group that “is dedicated to exploring those ideas that shape culture,” suggested that the main reason many young poeple embrace atheism is because of bad church […]
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Darren Aronofsky’s movie “Noah” hit theaters on the 28th of March and is making a big splash in evangelical circles. Despite complaints, it was still number one on it’s opening weekend. I have not yet seen the film myself, but several of my friends have and online reviews already abound. News outlets like The Huffington Post,
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This is the question of all questions for Christianity: Did Jesus Rise? Many religious philosophers and historians believe that if you can adequately show that Jesus rose from the dead, then you can prove the whole of the Christian worldview from there. Even hard core skeptics see the crucial place of this doctrine in the
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Today, there is talk of the need for “diversity” everywhere. Around every corner we see a push for greater diversity in all things. It is assumed that diversity is always a good thing. Without going to far, one could probably argue that “diversity” is the mantra of our time and place. I’m not going
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I just read an interesting article in the December issue of Wired. The cover story of this edition is about an interview with the “Bills”, that is, Gates and Clinton. As you may be aware, these men are founders of massive philanthropic organizations. Gates founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Clinton founded the
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At the Council of Toledo in Spain, A. D. 633, the definition of a hymn was canonized and written into the law of the church. The definition was adopted from St. Augustine who wrote over 200 years earlier that “a hymn…containeth these three things: song (canticum), and praise (laudem), and that of God.” This understanding
