Robert P. George: the Thomistic Catholic scholar behind the Manhattan Declaration
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NYTimes: The Conservative-Christian Big Thinker
His scholarship has earned him accolades from religious and secular institutions alike. In one notable week two years ago, he received invitations to deliver prestigious lectures at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Harvard Law School.
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Mars Hill Church planning to add 100 new video sites
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USA Today: Multi-site churches mean pastors reach thousands
“Driscoll rooted the multisite model in history, citing Francis Asbury, the 18th-century founding bishop of Methodism in America. Asbury covered a quarter-million miles on foot and horseback launching churches: “Now, instead of a horse, we have a video screen. We’ve given it a high-tech upgrade.”
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Jesus Junk: A $4.6 billion industry! At best "not a true reflection of creativity" ... at worst "copycats of corporate brands and logos"
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Christian parody products walk a fine line
Example: Do you like shirts from teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch? How about a Christian copycat that transforms the chain’s name to “Abreadcrumb & Fish,” a reference to the biblical story of Jesus miraculously feeding the multitudes with bread and a few fish?
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Survey Update: Who's Talking and What are They Saying?
(Read the survey introduction.)
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"C&E Christians are devising more complex strategies for navigating their church visits"
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C&E Christians gear up for holiday season
Comment: Larknews!
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Oral Roberts Dies
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Story at KOKI FOX 23
Jack Hayford:
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"What is a liberal arts education for? Why go to college? Why pay big bucks to go to college? What is the point?"
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Doug Wilson blogs on the pragmatism of higher ed. decisions.
“…one of the things we have to work through is the tendency of Christian parents (who share the sinful tendency of pragmatism with their fellow Americans who are unbelievers) to make their decisions in terms of the pragmatic considerations only.”
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