@stickyJesus – Toni Birdsong on SBE

Erik Guzman February 3rd, 2012

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What would Jesus tweet? Would he give free sins? Would he tweet at all?

Love it or hate it, social networking is here to stay. People spend more than 110 billion minutes a month on sites like Facebook and Twitter. That translates to a lot of status updates and tweets as people seek to connect with one another. But do they really, and to what end?

Join Toni Birdsong on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about her new book, @stickyJesus: how to live out your … (Read More)

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Fathers, Sons, Porn & Grace – Nate Larkin on SBE

Erik Guzman January 20th, 2012

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In our sex saturated cyber savvy society, children are being exposed to pornography earlier and earlier in life. How can a father help his boys escape the pitfalls of porn, especially if dad is addicted himself?

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Nate Larkin is no stranger to sex addiction. He was a pastor, married and had three kids when he picked up his first prostitute on the way to lead a candle … (Read More)

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A Theology for Synthetic Biology

Fazale (Fuz) Rana January 16th, 2012

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Should humans play God?

This question has become more poignant in the last few years as biochemists, molecular biologists, and origin-of-life researchers make significant strides in their quest to create life in the lab. Attempts to produce artificial life fall under the purview of a new discipline called synthetic biology, a fusion of engineering and the life sciences.

One of synthetic biology’s goals is the design and manufacture of nonnatural life-forms—man-mad … (Read More)

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All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir – John Blase on SBE (Re-Air)

Erik Guzman January 13th, 2012

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Brennan Manning has touched countless lives with his message that God is a daddy who passionately loves us as we are, not as we should be. Now in the winter of his life, Brennan has given us the costly gift of a brutally (and beautifully) honest look at the man behind that message.

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Trends That Call Us to Understand Our Mission Differently

John H. Armstrong December 27th, 2011

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There is a continual danger that the church will be driven by various cultural and social trends. Evangelical churches are the most susceptible to this danger. "Trendier than thou" is a real problem when our vision of discipleship is stunted and becomes consumer oriented. Given the great desire to reach people with the good news we can easily adapt our methods and approaches in ways that are inconsistent with our message.

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Steve Brown Etc. Christmas Special

Erik Guzman December 23rd, 2011

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This Christmas, find some time between that boring office party, your flaming nose dive into debt, and visits with obnoxious relatives to treat yourself to a little nip of Steve Brown Etc.!

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Listen and experience the magic of dueling Christmas music, the out-scrooging of the Old White Guy, and even a touch from the Christmas Spirit.

This is the place for radical fr … (Read More)

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