We the Purple - Marcia Ford on SBE

Erik May 30th, 2008

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, here's a link to the … (Read More)

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"I'll hold the phones and the wallets."

Erik January 16th, 2008

A guy named Chad (see pic) came over this week to talk with me, Mark, and Mr. Wood about chucking his life in the States and traveling all over the world (over 37 countries) for the past 2 years with something called The World Race.

If you've been listening to our show for a while and you've forgotten what a good Christian sounds like, this program is a nice reminder.

Chad is living a radical life of helping those in need and giving them the hope of the Gospel. Quite the contrast … (Read More)

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Death by Suburb - Dave Goetz

Erik June 28th, 2007

Many times the idea of a thing is very different from the thing itself. Think about family vacations. Visions of relaxation and intimate time with loved ones quickly give way to an exhausting schedule packed with activities, not to mention the friction caused by close proximity to the strangers with whom you live.

The spiritual disciplines are that way. Contemplating oneness with the God of the universe sounds great, but get still and alone with Him long enough and it starts to feel like that … (Read More)

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TRCOR

Erik June 20th, 2007

From the creators of The Rubik's Cube comes a brand new confounding puzzle…it's The Rubik's Cube of Religion.

On this week's Etcetera, we finally take a stand on the essentials of the faith and make the definitive call on who's in and who's out. If you believe that, or even if you put the least bit of stock in what we monkeys believe, you need help.

We also talk new IM shorthand, "Christian" dating, and eventually get around to promoting Steve Brown … (Read More)

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Faith and Politics

Erik June 8th, 2007

Tony Campolo joins us today to talk about faith and politics. Should the Kingdom of God mix with the kingdom of Washington? How should the Church relate to political parties? Will Tony just come out and endorse Barack Obama already?

Also, Paris Hilton has granted Steve Brown an exclusive interview to discuss her recent trials and tribulations. Don't miss this edition of SBE.

Tony is professor emeritus at Eastern University, the founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of … (Read More)

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Virginia Tech & Evil

Erik April 20th, 2007

This week on SBE, John H. Armstrong. He's the founder and president of ACT 3, a former pastor and church-planter, and the author/editor of eight books and hundreds of magazine, journal, and Web based articles. John has served as the editor-in-chief of ACT 3 Review: A Journal for Faith, Church and Culture since its origin in 1992. Dr. Armstrong is also an adjunct professor of evangelism at Wheaton College Graduate School and teaches in various seminaries and colleges as a guest lecturer.

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