Time Magazine has an interesting photo essay on a drive-in church. Yes, it's actually a church that meets at a drive-in. Stay in your car and hear the choir, enjoy the sermon, receive communion, and even take the offering. Sounds great for a sunny day, but what happens when it rains?
Students Going Dry?
A recent BBC News article states that there is an increasing trend by British university students to exchange drinking in pubs for working out in health clubs. One study says that 1 in 4 university students now is a teetotaler.Interesting. Would this ever happen in Milwaukee, beer capital of the US?
Our View of the Natural World
There has been a lot of movement within religious circles on the topics of creation and evolution.In some ways, this is not new. In other ways, there is a new interest on the part of some religious leaders to emphasize the compatibility of evolution with a belief in the biblical God.Following on the popularity of …
America’s Jesus?
Someone recently informed me about this interesting article on USAToday.com entitled "What Has Happened to America's Jesus?"In the midst of our current series on Jesus at The Ave, I was interested to see some comments on the misunderstandings of Jesus by someone who is disillusioned with the conservative American interpretation of Jesus.Take a read. Any …
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In my mind, Bonhoeffer is one of the most important pastors and theologians of the 20th century. If you've never read anything by him, you should do so immediately. Try Life Together or The Cost of Discipleship. One of my earlier posts was …
Matthew Erickson 