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Monthly Archives: February 2011
COMPETING BARS IN BASEBALL
“Set the bar, Albert.” This is the new mantra in baseball news. Albert Pujols, perhaps the best hitter in baseball, completes the final year of his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals this year. Contract negotiations stalled on the day before spring training began. Both sides agreed to delay them until the end of the season, at which time the Cardinals will have five days of exclusive rights to resign the hitting star. Continue reading
SEX AND THE BIBLE
Another book will populate the shelves this month that calls into question the traditional interpretation of biblical passages on sexuality. Jennifer Wright Knust, professor of religion at Boston University and ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches USA, points to “the contradictory nature of the biblical witness” with regard to sexual morals.
Touted as a Bible scholar, Knust’s book, Unprotected Texts: The Bible’s Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire, carries weighty authority. She has studied the texts extensively, researching history, language and customs in her quest to refute what she considers an irresponsible and dogmatic use of the Bible in political issues of sexuality. Continue reading
AN UNLIKELY OSCAR VOTER
When the votes are counted for the Oscars this year, one vote will come from a most unlikely source. Mother Dolores resides at the Abbey of Regina Loudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. She was reinstated with voting rights as a member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990, allowing her to vote for the Academy awards each year. Continue reading
Posted in Christians Engaging Culture, Transformed Lives
Tagged Abbey of Regina Loudis, Come Fly With Me, Dolore Hart, Elvis Presley, Francis of Assisi, Loving You, missional ecuminism, Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, Oscars, Patricia Neal, The Pleasure of His Company, Where the Boys Are
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MARRIAGE
For the discussion of marriage, the bodily union of two people is necessary and that union should follow the natural order. In the created order, marriage is distinguished by a relationship between two people who have committed themselves to the process of becoming one flesh. The unique features of the male and female bodies provide a natural sexual union that is violated when two members of the same gender engage in sexuality. Continue reading
Posted in Christians Engaging Culture, Homosexuality, Marriage, Sexuality
Tagged civil union, creation, domestic partnership, homosexuality, Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, marriage, marriage definition, one flesh union, Rep. Greg Harris, same-sex marriage, sexuality
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FAITH OF OUR CHILDREN
“I think one of the things that is really tricky, particularly to convey to parents and the congregations as well, is that if you are trying to form your kids to be Christians, it’s not going to fit them very well for American culture. And actually, it’s probably going to deform them for some of the things that we value as a society.” (Kenda Creasy Dean in an interview with Ken Myers for Mars Hill Audio Journal) Continue reading
Posted in Christians Engaging Culture, Parenting, Spiritual Formation, Teens
Tagged Almost Christian, athletics, Christian Smith, consumerism, individualism, Ken Myers, Kenda Creasy Dean, Mars Hill Audio Journal, parenting, self-denial, soccer, Soul Searching, spiritual formation, teens
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