I’m Excited About 2009

Steve Brown January 6th, 2009

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I'm excited about 2009.

No, that isn't a Christian cliché where Christians (it's part of the liturgy) say they're "excited" about everything from a Christian concert to a funeral. I'm not excited because I'm a Christian.

Frankly, sometimes being a Christian isn't exciting at all. It's as dull as dust. If the level of my commitment were dependent on "excitement," I would join some Wicca group. They don' … (Read More)

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NoSpineItol

Erik Guzman November 18th, 2008

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After heated campaigns filled with tough talk and big promises, the freshman class of the next Congress converged on the Capitol yesterday. The 50-odd freshmen in the House and eight in the Senate were in Washington for sessions on the minutiae of being a member of Congress.

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They learned all about how to hire a staff and set up an office, how to conform to ethics ru … (Read More)

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Advancing the Christian Tradition – Dr. John H. Armstrong on SBE

Erik Guzman August 29th, 2008

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There are fewer and fewer people in this generation that publicly profess Christian faith and commitment. What's more, the role of the Church in politics and culture is changing, but not in the way you might think!

Dr. John H. Armstrong joins us on this edition of SBE in the wake of Obama's acceptance speech (and McCain's choice of running mate) to talk about the advancement of the Christian tradition in the third millennium. Use one of the options be … (Read More)

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We the Purple – Marcia Ford on SBE

Erik Guzman May 30th, 2008

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Sick of partisan politics? Are independent voters on the verge of ushering in real change, or will the two-party system squelch their voice?

Marcia Ford, author of We the Purple: Faith, Politics and the Independent Voter, joins us on this edition of SBE to talk about how rabid partisanship is prompting voters to go independent and how the Republicans & Democrats are reacting.

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Click here to visit Marcia's blog. Also, … (Read More)

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