The Year of Living Biblically - A.J. Jacobs on SBE

Erik April 11th, 2008

Join us on SBE this week along with our guest A.J. Jacobs as we discuss his book, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible.

What happens when an agnostic journalist and author in New York City sets out to follow over 700 Biblical rules as literally as possible for an entire year? We're talking everything from the Ten Commandments to obscure stuff like not wearing clothing of mixed fiber, not shaving the sides of his beard and b … (Read More)

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The Case for Civility - Dr. Os Guinness on SBE

Erik April 4th, 2008

The world is being torn apart by religious extremists, divisive political rhetoric, shrill secularists and uptight culture warriors. But how do we hold on to our deepest beliefs while living together with our deepest differences (especially those of a religious and ideological nature)?

Dr. Os Guinness joined us this week to answer that question and talk about his new book, The Case for Civility: And Why America's Future Depends on It. Use one of the options at the bottom of this post to l … (Read More)

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The Internet Monk

Erik January 25th, 2008

Blogging, podcasting, and other new media are changing our culture in dramatic ways. One obvious example is the role that the Internet, bloggers, and YouTube are playing in this year's election.

Another example (and maybe not so obvious…yet) is the way these new technologies are challenging and transforming the Church.

This week on Steve Brown Etc., we're joined by popular blogger, podcaster, and self-described post-evangelical, Michael Spencer (a.k.a. The Internet Monk).

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Religion & Mideast Peace

Erik January 18th, 2008

It's obvious that religion is a stumbling block on the road to peace in the Middle East, but can it have a positive impact? The founder and director of The Bethlehem Christmas Project, Ali Elhajj thinks so.

Join Steve and Ali as they talk about the effort to reconcile Palestinian and Israeli Christians and deliver gifts to special needs children of all faiths in Bethlehem.

Who knows, maybe Ali's work to facilitate understanding, forgiveness, healed relationships, and the message o … (Read More)

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Getting Religion?

Erik January 4th, 2008

"The press just doesn't get religion." - William Schneider

The substance of that quote forms the premise of the website, GetReligion.org. Since 2004, Terry Mattingly and the other contributors to that site have been religiously helping the mainstream press "get it."

So, on the first Steve Brown Etc. of 2008, we thought it would be fun to talk to Terry about Time magazine's top 10 religion stories of 2007 and see how they're doing. What's more, we also … (Read More)

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Fantasy, Reality & Christianity

Erik September 7th, 2007

Have you grown tired of Christians using popular books and movies as a bridge to presenting the gospel? I have. It feels cheap and heavy handed, and Jesus is neither of those things. I wanted to spend some time talking to this week's guest Connie Neal about that, but the stuff she was saying about Harry Potter was so fascinating (and Connie is so fun to talk to), I almost forgot.

If you've boycotted the Harry Potter series because of your Christian faith, you can't afford to mi … (Read More)

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