Came across this interesting piece about the rising popularity of memoirs. Why are we so interested in others' stories and what does it tell us about ourselves?Patsy Vigderman, a professor at Kenyon College in Ohio, offers the following statement, as quoted in the article:For some reason, people right now are gripped by the idea that …
A Wideness in God’s Mercy – a song
A few week back at church, I sang a song I had written. Some folks had asked me about it.The song was written for my home church while I was in college when the church was going through some difficult times in terms of loss. The song is entitled "There's a Wideness in God's Mercy" …
Relate
We began a new series at Brooklife this past Sunday entitled "Relate." Jason kicked off the series with a really insightful message "Relate ... to the next generation." The message was simultaneously about parenting, grandparenting, uncle-ing, aunt-ing, or simply pouring into the lives of young people around us. It's really worth taking a listen to, …
The Compassion Forum
This past Sunday, the two democratic contenders for the presidential nomination shared the importance of their faith at Faith in Public Life's Compassion Forum. This forum took place at Messiah College, a Christian college in Pennsylvania.Regardless of where you stand in the presidential race, it is an interesting trend to see the Democratic candidates' engagement …
Response to "New Sins?"
In the most recent issue of Time, Nancy Gibbs provides a helpful critique of the Vatican's statement about new sins for a new time.While in an earlier post, I had made mention of my agreement with the principle of re-evaluating our current cultures and their activities in light of Scripture, I think that Gibbs' probing …
