Grabbing a cup of coffee and waiting for Sunday School to start this morning, Joni and I noticed a “50% off” shelf of books outside the bookstore/coffee bar. I love snooping around in bookstores. Today’s excursion produced this moment of
Grabbing a cup of coffee and waiting for Sunday School to start this morning, Joni and I noticed a “50% off” shelf of books outside the bookstore/coffee bar. I love snooping around in bookstores. Today’s excursion produced this moment of
The Big Narrative in American (and Western) society is that religious faith is: 1. dangerous (notice in the most recent Boston Bombing tragedy how stories about the bombers revolve tightly and consistently around “radical Islam”). 2. irrelevant (This is a
(For the next few weeks I’d like to intersperse blog thoughts on college students and church related higher education along with other topics that catch my attention. I’m working on a writing project and would appreciate the feedback.) One
In a previous post, I talked about United Methodism’s implosion. Of course, we are not a building. We are a people. Hence, the implosion can be reversed. What do we do to make the reversal happen? It’s time for me
We have a little break in the action this afternoon here at the Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry. I’ve heard several compelling sermons and lectures. I’ve enjoyed good fellowship. It has been richly challenging. And I’ve done some teaching. One more