Have you been following the inauguration? Why or why not? Does your campus have a special event? Has any campus canceled classes all day or over the lunch hour? With regard to the oath of office, my friend Andy Crouch had some questions regarding oath-taking which I found of interest. What do you think about the taking of oaths? What do they provide? Do you take an oath in your profession, discipline, or institution? As for praying for the President elect, our family used the framework of the one … [Read more...] about A Few Inauguration Questions
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“There is probably no God” Ad Campaign
A Good Devil's Chaplain Richard Dawkins kicks off the Oracles of Science.* A good place to start, not just for alphabetical reasons. Why? [He's] one of the most effective science popularizers of all time, awarded recognition by both scientific and literary societies. His best-selling popular science books, like The Selfish Gene (1976) and The Blind Watchmaker (1986), have created vocabulary, examples, and arguments widely used in discourse about evolution. Passionately convinced that science rules out the … [Read more...] about “There is probably no God” Ad Campaign
Following Christ 08 resources coming on-line
On InterVarsity's main website, one can find two articles Honoring God at Work Human Flourishing AND two audio files Why Aren't We Flourishing? -- Opening Plenary by MaryKate Morse, Professor of Leadership and Spiritual Formation at George Fox University. Time: 35:00 Powerful Faith -- Seminar presentation by Michael Lindsay, a sociologist at Rice University and the author of Faith in the Halls of Power. The seminar in which Michael Lindsay spoke was entitled Exploring Privilege and Redeeming Power. … [Read more...] about Following Christ 08 resources coming on-line
Conference Rhythms
Last night as I packed for Following Christ 08, I reflected upon how conference preparation can suddenly turn from a marathon to a sprint. No doubt the race to the finish begins at different times for each of us based upon the complexity of travel plans, conference responsibilities, family size, past history at similar events, personality, support community/friends on site (and back home), etc. And varies from conference to conference, based upon the above factors and our current state of being (i.e., heart, soul, … [Read more...] about Conference Rhythms
Russia Licenses Faith Healers
This morning Russia Licenses Faith Healers topped my new mail. The one who forwarded it to me commented, They are soooo far ahead of us. … [Read more...] about Russia Licenses Faith Healers