Posts Tagged ‘God’
Singles Church
Last night, a friend was telling me about their theory that Megachurches develop and thrive because they provide a forum for social mixing. Essentially my friend was saying that churches become large because they provide opportunities for boys to meet girls (and vice versa).
Ok, it’s an incredibly cynical argument, but somewhat compelling (in a twisted [...]
Filed under: groanings, rants | 2 Comments
Tags: christian view of marriage, Christianity, church, dating, faith, God, Jerry Maguire, marriage, megachurches, men, relationships, Sex, singleness, women
Ikon
[At the beginning of the month I posted on us being created in the Image of God, and my friend Kat came back with a few questions in the comment stream. I’ve been battling with the best way to respond to her for a while… I’m going to try a partial response today.]
The Genesis account [...]
Filed under: bible | 1 Comment
Tags: design, genesis, Genesis 1, God, good, Ikon, image, image of God, purpose, significant, very good
Sex God
I’ve very kindly been leant an audio copy of Sex God by Rob Bell. I’m two chapters in, and I’m hooked…
I have a copy of Sex God on my wish list, because Jude blogged to say it was brilliant, and a recommendation like that is enough for it to get me interested. But as I’ve [...]
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Tags: adoption, Christianity, connectedness, faith, God, Rob Bell, Sex, Sex God, sexuality, sexy
Nephesh
I know I’m in danger of turning this blog into an outpost of the Gordon Atkinson fan club, but I have to link to this:
Gordon’s latest Christian Century article, Another Inconvenient Truth, talks about the value of a human life. He writes, very eloquently, about the human soul, the Breath of God.
“Does anyone want to [...]
Filed under: bible, groanings | 3 Comments
Tags: Another Inconvenient Truth, Breath of God, Christian Century, Genesis 1, God, Gordon Atkinson, human, Jesus, Nephesh, Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com, RLP, soul, value, worth
Man sues God
Ben Witherington III and Greg Boyd comment on a US Senator’s attempt to sue God.
By far the best analysis though, comes from the Dilbert blog…
Enjoy.
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Tags: America, comedy, Dilbert, God, news, sue

