We kick-off The Ave downtown at the big red church tonight, Sept 5!! 7:30 - pizza in the parking lot between the church and Marquette's Straz Tower 8:30 - The Ave begins We'll begin our 3-week series "Charity Case": Sept 5: "I Am a Charity Case" Sept 12: "Loving the Lover" Sept 19: "Sharing the …
Planetary Revolutions
So, this may seem like a tangential post (especially after such a long hiatus), but today the International Astronomical Union has stripped Pluto of its status as a planet. Not exactly a Copernican Revolution in our understanding of the solar system, but a significant change in classification for our planets. We are now downgraded to …
Martin Accad on Lebanon and Israel: revisited
Dr. Martin Accad, whose comments I featured in a recent post, has stepped back from his emotional first response to the situation in Lebanon and Israel to provide a more thorough and thoughtful response on Christianity Today's web-site here. Please read this article that is rooted in thinking about what it means to answer the …
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Lebanon and Israel: A Palestinian Perspective
A Palestinian pastor friend of mine, recently sent me and others a letter that included these important words on the current conflict between Lebanon and Israel. Please take time to read them: Where are the prayers against the plans of the enemy? He came for death and destruction. Jesus came that we might have life …
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Lebanon and Israel: Another Perspective
If you've not thought much about the Lebanese-Israeli conflict that is currently going on at present, you really should be thinking about it. Here is the perspective of an evangelical Christian leader who is Lebanese and is involved with the training of leaders in Lebanon. Read it here.
Matthew Erickson 