SynchroBlog May 2007: Christianity & Film I’m coming up on finals week, so I don’t have time to write an original post, but a recent paper I wrote for my Sociology class dovetails nicely with the theme this month. I’ve been considering posting it anyway, so I guess it was meant to be! There is [...]
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Counter-Hegemony: Borat Meets Jesus
Posted in Borat, Christianity, movies, Pentecostalism, synchro blog on May 16, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Counter-Hegemony: Borat Meets Jesus
Posted in Borat, Christianity, movies, Pentecostalism, synchro blog on May 16, 2007 | 17 Comments »
SynchroBlog May 2007: Christianity & Film I’m coming up on finals week, so I don’t have time to write an original post, but a recent paper I wrote for my Sociology class dovetails nicely with the theme this month. I’ve been considering posting it anyway, so I guess it was meant to be! There is [...]
In response: "To Whom Can the Pastor Confess?"
Posted in Christianity, Pastor Billy, The "Church" on November 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Rather than take up a ton of comment space, I’ve decided to repond here (I’m too long-winded!!) The numbered questions/notes are PB’s and the responses are mine…his original post is linked above. 1. Do we subtly want our leaders to be inhuman? I think that many do. My guess is that the root is that [...]
Why do I care about Ted Haggard?
Posted in Christianity, restoration, Sin, Ted Haggard on November 8, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Ted Haggard’s Statement to New Life Church A Letter by Jack Hayford Regarding Ted Haggard & NAE Statement Release (Blogged by Billy Calderwood) Billy’s blogpost regarding Haggard & Comments (I listed the links above instead of embedding them because they (and the news websites like CNN and MSNBC) are where I’ve gotten my information and [...]
In response: "To Whom Can the Pastor Confess?"
Posted in Christianity, Pastoring, The "Church" on November 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Rather than take up a ton of comment space, I’ve decided to respond here (I’m too long-winded!!) The numbered questions/notes are PB’s and the responses are mine…his original post is linked above. 1. Do we subtly want our leaders to be inhuman? I think that many do. My guess is that the root is that [...]
Homosexuality a big deal?
Posted in Brokeback Mountain, Christianity, grace, Sin, The "Church" on January 17, 2006 | 4 Comments »
This post may not make much sense. It is simply my rambling thoughts on an issue that I haven’t figured out and I don’t pretend to have all the answers. Nathan and I went to see Brokeback Mountain with Ryan and Heather recently and it has certainly stirred things up, in a good way. Ryan [...]
Desire
Posted in Christianity, following Jesus on May 18, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Desire “This may come as a surprise to you: Christianity is not an invitation to become a moral person. It is not a program for getting us in line or for reforming society. It has a powerful effect upon our lives, but when transformation comes, it is always the aftereffect of something else, something at [...]