Pregnant, single teen… gives birth to Saviour!

Susan Isaacs December 22nd, 2009

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This past Sunday's New Testament reading was from Luke 1: Mary Visits Elizabeth and Mary's Magnificat. If you're like me and you've been going to church for years, it's easy to gloss over the Christmas stories with detached calm. You know it turns out OK: Joseph doesn't divorce Mary, Jesus is born, and the wise men return home by another way. Personally, I have a hard time visualizing the players as anyone other than the figurines from my c … (Read More)

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It really is going to be okay!

Steve Brown December 14th, 2009

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I'm writing this from the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in the mountains of North Carolina. I'm at this wonderful conference center teaching two seminars-one for pastors/leaders and the other for "normal" people.

They house the speakers in log cabins (there are three or four of them) up on a mountain overlooking the natural cove while the people who come to the conferences stay at two fairly large and nice hotels. The log cabins are closed … (Read More)

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WT02.10 A Watching Christmas

Watching Theology December 23rd, 2008

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[NOTE: Explicit Content] If all you want for Christmas is Muppets and Miley Cyrus, avoid this show. But, if you don't mind a little sex, violence, and f-words in your eggnog, we have the gift that keeps giving. On this special (and rare) edition of Watching Theology, we turn our attention toward the Christmas movie. Listen and receive the gift of audio as we count down our Top 5 "Other" Christmas movies of the last 25 (or so) years. Not only will you be t … (Read More)

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The Greatest Christmas Gift

John W. Whitehead December 22nd, 2008

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When my dad returned to Pulaski, Tennessee, after serving in World War II, he couldn't find a decent-paying job. My birth barely a year later only reinforced what my parents already knew–they had no choice but to leave their home and family and this small southern town behind.

Factory towns were booming in the north. So, like hundreds of other desperate families, my parents packed their meager belongings and we moved to Peoria, Illinois, where my dad got a f … (Read More)

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Etcetera – 12.10.08 – Adventing

Erik Guzman December 11th, 2008

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Hurk and I took some time from our busy schedules to catch up, blow off some steam, plug and contemplate Advent. Use one of the options below to join us in the glorious light of buffoonery.

(If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.)

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Mark Driscoll on SBE

- Steve's interview with Rev. Billy from the Church of Stop Shopping

- Francis Thompson's Th … (Read More)

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The Church of Stop Shopping – Rev. Billy

Erik Guzman December 9th, 2008

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Last week on Steve Brown Etc., Rev. Billy from the Church of Stop Shopping joined us to encourage everyone to stop shopping (right after you buy the new CD from Rev. Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir). The new CD is called The Shopocalypse. Get your copy at RevBilly.com.

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Here's the entire interview complete with all the stuff about Immanuel Kant, Gandhi … (Read More)

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