The Naked Gospel - Andrew Farley on SBE

Erik Guzman October 23rd, 2009

Andrew Farley says that if you're a Christian, you can chuck the 10 Commandments. And while you're at it, asking God for forgiveness and tithing can go too. Check out this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with Andrew about his book, The Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in Church.

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As a young man, Andrew was consumed with the fear that God was disappointed with his p … (Read More)

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As We Forgive - Laura Waters Hinson on SBE

Erik Guzman October 2nd, 2009

Imagine if a murderer was released from prison to live in your neighborhood. Imagine that this person was not only a killer, but the man who murdered your family. Now imagine forgiving that man and peacefully living in the house he built for you. That's one of the true stories documented in the award-winning film, As We Forgive.

Join Laura Waters Hinson and Steve Brown on this week's SBE as they talk about radical reconciliation in Rwanda. Laura is the producer/director of As We Fo … (Read More)

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You can't teach a frog to fly!

Steve Brown September 3rd, 2009

I've had a lousy job for most of my life!

As you know, I'm a preacher/pastor and my job description is to keep people from doing what they obviously want to do. I've often felt like an overwhelmed police officer at a rock concert charged with keeping the concert goers from using drugs.

With a job description like mine, you hardly ever get invited to parties, people are not very honest, and sometimes you feel like a wet shaggy dog shaking himself at a wedding. I tell them that I� … (Read More)

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Forgiveness & Unity - Tony Campolo on SBE

Erik Guzman August 7th, 2009

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 President of the Evangelical Ass … (Read More)

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As We Forgive - Catherine Larson on SBE

Erik Guzman May 15th, 2009

Could you forgive the people who murdered your children, mutilated your body and left you to burn to death? Catherine Larson joins us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. to tell the story of one lady who did just that.

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Catherine's book, As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda, tells the stories of seven people who are experiencing the pain and hope of forgiveness in the … (Read More)

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Truth…once you see it, you're stuck!

Steve Brown August 12th, 2008

For recent interviews, I'm reading a book by my friend, Tim Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, and another book by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, Why We're not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be).

(You can hear the interviews here and here.)

Keller writes: "Whether you consider yourself a believer or a skeptic, I invite you to seek the same kind of honesty and to grow in an understanding of the nature of your own doubts. The result will exceed anything you … (Read More)

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