Our culture and society is deeply divided on issues of “life”. There is no better place to see this than the recent discussion around the Santorum family’s handling of a stillborn child… in 1996. The fact that some will go back more than 15 years and pull such a painful and private episode for criticism surely says [...]
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October 17, 2011
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My Hypocrisy: Occupy Wall Street, Politics, and Idolatry
By Brian in Culture, PersonalI pushed my chair back from my desk in my home office. It was 7 o’clock and for the last hour or so I had been making my rounds on the conservative and libertarian blogs. The “Occupy Whatever” protests had been going on for a few days and I had been reading reports, opinions and [...]
Tags: politics
October 12, 2011
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100 People: In Response to Grace
By Brian in GeneralNote: I am privileged to serve on the Austin Stone Story Team as a writer. I have been with the team a few months and it has been great for me, it’s an opportunity to serve the church body with my meager talents and tell the stories of what God is doing in our community [...]
Tags: 100people, storytelling
September 26, 2011
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100 People: Where I Want To Be
By Brian in Missional LivingNote: I am privileged to serve on the Austin Stone Story Team as a writer. I have been with the team a few months and it has been great for me, it’s an opportunity to serve the church body with my meager talents and tell the stories of what God is doing in our community [...]
Tags: 100people, story-team
September 22, 2011
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Evangelical Tribes
By Brian in CultureI appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. 11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is quarreling among [...]
September 21, 2011
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Piper and DeYoung on Holiness
By Brian in TheologySanctification has always been an interesting, yet somewhat confusing topic for me. It is interesting for me because as a child my impression of sanctification was flawed. Whether I just had a flawed view myself or if it came from poor teaching I am not sure, but to me sanctification consisted of simply trying harder [...]
May 27, 2011
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Must Watch: John Piper Interviews Rick Warren
By Brian in TheologyFor some of us theological geeks, this interview has been a long time coming. John Piper sits down for a deep theological discussion with Rick Warren. It is wide ranging and very, very good. No matter your opinion on these men and their ministries, you will gain from watching this.
May 19, 2011
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Goodbye, For Now
By Brian in PersonalStanding in the cemetery watching the casket that I had helped carry being lowered into the ground I could not help but be struck by the gravity, grief and, yes, beauty of the moment. Today was an unusually cool day for May in Tulsa. There was an overcast sky, just enough to mute the sun [...]
May 12, 2011
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The Daily Show: Christianity and America
By Brian in CultureI’ve always like the extended interviews that the Daily Show post on their website, they tend to have more context and be way more informative. Just recently they posted an interview with David Barton that is pretty fascinating on Christianity in America. I highly recommend taking the time to check it out. Part 1: The [...]
May 2, 2011
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Justice vs. Vengeance
By Brian in General[Ed.- I want to lead off with my own sinful tendency here. I will admit that when it comes to al Qaeda I have a personal axe to grind and it colors my judgement. I think I can overcome it when soberly applying the Bible and reason here, but I may not be able to so [...]
