Is Christ the Center in Your Life?

John H. Armstrong April 17th, 2012

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One of the chapters in my widely-discussed book, Your Church Is Too Small, is taken from the title of a book by the famous German theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christ the Center. I argue that the Christian faith is first about Christ. "Who do you say that I am?" asked Jesus. Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Before we argue about the doctrine of the church, the nature and seat of authority or even about the … (Read More)

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Love Sleeping Comfortably with Convictions?

Steve Brown May 3rd, 2011

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I was recently at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.

I participated in their World View Forum where I debated Shane Claiborne on the subject of civil disobedience. Shane is the author of a number of books including The Irresistible Revolution and Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. He is the founder of The Simple Way, a ministry to the poor in Philadelphia, and has been on our talk show a number of times. (We helped him raise money when a major fire burned d … (Read More)

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Haitian voices: God and the quake

Terry Mattingly January 27th, 2010

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So far, nothing I have seen coming out of Haiti has changed my mind about how journalists should approach the basic "theodicy" story.

I've said it several times already (click here and then here), I am really not that interested in what American religious broadcasters or even articulate American academics have to say about the role that God or the spirits did or didn't play in causing the hellish earthquake that rocked Port-au-Prince and the surround … (Read More)

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GetReligion.org – Terry Mattingly on SBE

Erik Guzman January 22nd, 2010

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Scripps Howard religion writer Terry Mattingly joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. for his yearly look at how the press just doesn't get religion.

We also read the hate-mail we received because of last week's comments on Pat Robertson and The Merry Monk of Love talks about his "Help Haiti Fast."

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Terry Mattingly writes the nationally syndicated On Religio … (Read More)

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Our Favorite Lib – Tony Campolo on SBE

Erik Guzman November 20th, 2009

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This week on Steve Brown Etc., two old white guys for the price of one! Join Steve and Tony Campolo as they talk about the ups and downs of today's youth, Obama's Nobel prize and how to disagree on issues without resorting to personal attacks.

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You've probably seen Tony talking about politics and religion on Nightline, CNN, MSNBC, Politically Incorrect … (Read More)

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Forgiveness & Unity – Tony Campolo on SBE

Erik Guzman August 7th, 2009

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Join Steve Brown and his good buddy Tony Campolo on this edition of SBE as they hang out and talk about The Shack, uptight Christians, forgiveness and unity.

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You've probably seen Tony talking about politics and religion on Nightline, CNN, MSNBC, Politically Incorrect, etc. He's Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University and the Founder and Pre … (Read More)

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