Women in Leadership

I don’t do this very often (this is the first time), but I must repost a great blog about women and leaderhsip.  Here it is.  It is from The CBE Scroll, the blog of Christians for Biblical Equality.  It is excellent:
The early evangelicals were the first to provide a biblical foundation for women’s leadership in [...]

Vote for Obama (5) – about abortion

Here is McLaren’s Why I’m voting for Barak Obama … and I hope you will too. Reason 5. Interestingly enough, this one has to do with the issue of abortion.  It is very well done and immensely informative.  You may be surprised.  Whatever your position on abortion or the election, this Brian McLaren article is worth [...]

I am going to hell

It is official.  John Hagee says I’m going to Hell and Mark Driscoll seems to agree.  Luckily, Eugene Cho is on my side and, luckily, I tend to agree with Cho far more than Hagee or Driscoll.  
Here are the two videos that talk about how a stay at home dad is “worse than an [...]

Vote for Obama (4)

Here is McLaren’s reason #4 to vote for Obama.  What do you think about this one?

out

Sorry for the extended blogging absence.  I’ve not been in a blogging mood in a while.  
Here is some fun news:  The Blue Parakeet is now available in stores!  Go get yourself a copy and read it!

The Blue Parakeet & Narrative vs. System

My friend at Monkwater asked a question about my Blue Parakeet post. I thought the question was good enough for a nice long answer and I though the answer was worthwhile enough to deserve its own post. So here you go. The original question and my answer:
 
Monkwater asks, “Assuming most of us [...]

The Blue Parakeet

I just read an awesome book: The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible by Scot McKnight. It is provocative, helpful, enjoyable, understandable, and I say that it belongs on everyone’s “must read” list.
 
What’s the deal with a the phrase “Blue Parakeet”? It is a metaphor for difficult, dangerous, misunderstood, [...]

Vote for Obama (3)?

Well because I linked to the first two I’ll go ahead a link to the rest.  Five total.  Here is number three in the series titled Why I’m voting for Barack Obama, and why I hope you will too – Reason 3.  What do you think of this one?