Civil Religion, School Prayer and Our Missional Future

John H. Armstrong February 20th, 2012

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America has had more than its share of court cases and challenges regarding prayer in our public schools. I can actually mark stages of my developing memory about growing up in America by these various challenges and debates. I remember, very vividly, when the Supreme Court first ruled on separation challenges regarding opening the day with prayer in our schools. I remember how Christians vehemently protested and spoke against the "evil" Warren Court for years … (Read More)

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The Worship Wars

Tony Campolo February 13th, 2012

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One reason churches are splitting these days is over forms of worship. There are those who contend that we are not going to bring in a new generation of young people unless we introduce into the worship service a guitar-led band and employing all the new worship songs that become omnipresent in youth gatherings. On the other hand, there are those who contend that a great deal of this new music contains lousy theology and is in no way melodious. Older people want to sing … (Read More)

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Three Free Sins – Steve Brown on SBE

Erik Guzman February 10th, 2012

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Nothing gets Steve Brown into more trouble than when he gives people three free sins (a practice that started on this talk show). So what does he do? He jams a stick in the hornet's nest and writes a book about it.

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Join big-time pastor and author, Tullian Tchividjian, as he hosts this edition of Steve Brown Etc. and intervi … (Read More)

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@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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