Archive for the ‘Current Events’ Category
Questions for Christians About Global Warming
Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events
It’s a confusing issue for everyone I think. Data seems to contradict itself, political lines are drawn, and positions are taken. But here is a helpful post outlining some key questions for Christians to ask about global warming. The answers come from Jay Richards in has a helpful lecture in the talk in 2007 at [...]
Story
Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events
What are you doing in late September? You may want to be in Chicago for the Story conference.
This is the second year for Story, and it’s described like this:
STORY is a conference for the creative class in ministry on September 23-24, 2010 at Park Community Church in downtown Chicago. The purpose is to fuel the [...]
Creating Little Consumers
Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events, Videos
I see this propensity in my own kids. To take no action is to let someone else, without question, raise my children.
(HT:Z)
Happy Blogoversary, Forward Progress
Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events
It was 2 years ago that I posted the first entry on this blog. So today, here are linkes to the 10 most widely read pieces from the blog over the past year. Would you stroll down memory lane with me?
10. Responding in Faith to Mistakes Trying to look at the inevitable mistakes we all [...]
Coach Wooden’s Love Story
Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events, Videos
From JT:
Earlier this week, legendary coach John Wooden passed away at the age of 99. His 10 college championship rings as a coach remains an unparalleled accomplishments. But more important, by all accounts he was a faithful follower of Christ.
While his coaching and character were well known, most probably don’t know that his wife, [...]
Why Care About the Oil Spill?
Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events
Good reflection from Vitamin Z here:
Some think that creation doesn’t matter. Isn’t is all just going to burn anyway? But we should value what God values. It is clear that God loves his creation. He was the first one to say that “it is good”.
I find it interesting that this was God’s response to [...]
Learning from an Almost Perfect Game
Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events
Did you see it? I hope so. As a baseball fan, every time you get into the fourth or fifth inning and look up at the scoreboard and there are still 3 zeroes on there for a team, the tingling starts in the back of your mind:
“Am I about to witness history?”
It’s the dream of [...]
Finally – The Truth of the World Economy
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Current Events, Videos
Correct.
Porn, Kids, and Parenting
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Current Events, Parenting
Watch it here.
Faith + Beer = Guinness
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Books, Current Events
I found this to be a pretty fascinating video.
In some evangelical circles, faith and beer are mutually exclusive concepts. I’m not arguing whether they should or should not be, but this video is really, really interesting. Might pick up the book described here because this seems to be a pretty intriguing story.
What do you think?
(HT: [...]