I have a feeling I am not going to run short of material about the intersection of faith and the public square this election season. With the heightened awareness of the Democratic party and their increasing response to issues of faith in this election it is proving to be a fascinating run up to November.Just …
The Landscape of Religion in America
A new report entitled "The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey" released yesterday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in America offers some fascinating insights into religion in our country. The report provides a deeper look into the variegated approach to religion in general and even within particular religious traditions in our country.A couple …
Facebook Friendship?
One of my side interests in this day of ours is the concept of social networking and virtual friendship. Not too long ago, I preached a sermon on the idea of friendship and what it means at Brooklife (see April 27 sermon here). My opening illustration was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the ways in which …
What Will Endure?
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.Like clothing You will change them and they will be discarded.But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.The children of Your …
Those Puritans! (Packer’s Quest for Godliness)
Recently I've spent time reading J. I. Packer's book A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life. In one way, I'm embarrassed to admit I'm reading a book about the Puritans! How entirely out of fashion and out of step with these 'emergent' times. How fond so many contemporary advocates of the …
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