It’s been a couple of weeks since I last wrote, but it’s been inordinately hectic around these parts. We just purchased our first home, so we are absorbed in all that ‘moving in’ entails. Projects at work crescendoed during the same period, forcing me to work some late nights–including one brutal 17 hour day. Finally, …
Rob Bell is one of the best communicators of Jesus today. As a thirty-nine year old hipster, whom many see as the face of the emerging-church-movement–though he himself rejects the association–his teachings can be described with one simple word. Cool. In recent years, many pastors and churches have tried to become “cool”, “relevant”, or “new” …
What were the first generations of Christians like immediately after Jesus left them?What were there worship services like? Who were the major leaders and thinkers of the early Church?What have Christians believed throughout the past centuries and how have our current beliefs developed? These questions–along with many more–are tackled within the book I just …
The overhead lights dim, and the talking quiets until only the crunching of popcorn and the rustlings of candy bags are heard. The projector revs up and displays the beginning of a tale on the oversized screen. Slowly, the entire audience is drawn into another world; another time and place, another story. For many this …
Dear Inquiring Reader, In the past, I’ve repeatedly pointed out that C.S. Lewis has had a tremendous influence on my thought and writings. However, I’ve neglected to mention to you an author who has had an enormous impact on both Lewis and me. This man helped Lewis and me convert: Lewis from atheism to Christianity …
