Stephen Colbert, a practicing Catholic, makes a genuine Christmastime appeal to the goodness of God on his Comedy Central program. Wish I could embed the video, but you’ll have to check it out here. ————— Also worth noting is this episode of Penn Gillette’s (of Penn & Teller fame) video blog about a special gift [...]
Archive for the ‘evangelism’ Category
10 Dec
Rollins and Celtic Monastic Orders
So, the Pete Rollins event yesterday was excellent. Quite mind-expanding, and the subsequent conversation with a friend about what we heard was just what I needed. The group was rather intimate — 20 at the most — so we could really dig in and interact. I was able to ask him if he saw any [...]
10 Oct
Church and Tupperware Parties
First off, I review Bill Maher’s comedy, Religulous, over at the Jesus Manifesto zine. Check them (the review and the movie) out if you get a chance. On a related note, it’s interesting that apparently, folks associated with the film’s production created a fake Christian rock band to call for a fake Christian boycott of [...]
23 Sep
safe places
Fred Peatrosss has continually blessed me with his writing, specifically the stuff he’s done for Next-Wave E-Zine. He’s a missional Christian with roots in the Restoration Movement who, according to his profile on Next-Wave, “makes a habit of creating safe places for pre-Christians.” Listen to what he has to say about “safe places” as they [...]
1 Jul
some reflections so far
1. Dogs help. We only would have met 1/3 of the people we have met so far were it not for our our poodle Damon. Walking Damon earlier today, I saw a woman struggling to carry several bags of groceries, so I went over and offered to help. She spoke barely any English, but I [...]
11 May
Hank Hill goes church shopping
“I guess I can understand buying coffee in church, but do you really think Jesus recommends Nat King Cole?” — Hank Hill, King of the Hill (press the “play” button at the bottom) HT: Kelly
8 May
double feature blog post: “worldview change” AND “separated at birth”…today only.
What is the process by which a person’s worldview is changed to make room for the Christian way of life? Is it by linear, rational propositions? Is it by superior logic? I think the following quotes might be of use in this discussion: “You say to the person whom you are talking to, ‘come here [...]
26 Mar
boston celtics?
I haven’t read the book all the way through, but I have been impacted deeply by missiological principles gleaned from George Hunter’s The Celtic Way of Evangelism. Hunter suggests that an ancient practice of celtic monastic communities might have some relevance to how we in the West make disciples in a post-everything culture. He compares [...]
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