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Loving our Atheist Neighbors with Truth and Love: Rick Mattson at Urbana

January 18, 2016 by May Yuan Leave a Comment

How should Christians approach conversations about faith with  atheists? At the Urbana Student Missions Conference, Rick Mattson examined common atheist arguments and argued for  a holistic Christian response that includes intellect, care-giving, and friendship. From Dec 27 - Jan 1, volunteers with our network of early career Christian academics are liveblogging seminars at the Urbana conference, a mission-focused student gathering of 16,000 Christians from across North America and the world. This post was co-written … [Read more...] about Loving our Atheist Neighbors with Truth and Love: Rick Mattson at Urbana

Filed Under: Urbana2015 Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, dialogue, evangelism, Faith is Like Skydiving, intervarsity press, liveblogging, Love, Love Your Atheist Neighbor series, modernism, postmodernism, Rick Mattson, truth, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

What Would Jesus Post on Social Media?

December 29, 2015 by May Yuan 3 Comments

Have you ever felt the shot of excitement - the dopamine rush - that comes when someone ‘likes' your photo or status on Instagram and Facebook?  Well dear reader, you are not alone. In 2015, Instagram reportedly exceeded 400 million users with 40 billion photos posted. The popularity and increasing use of social media has been a growing area of heated debate and controversy topic in the past couple of years, in both Christian and secular circles. But how does social media affect us in regard to God's mission? Adam … [Read more...] about What Would Jesus Post on Social Media?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Urbana2015 Tagged With: digital space, instagram, liveblogging, networking, Social Media, social networking, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

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