The Justice Revival.3,500 gathered at the Columbus, OH, Vineyard Church to participate in a meaningful celebration of and commitment to lived out biblical justice. The gathering was organized by 40 churches and Sojourners, an evangelical social-action organization started by Jim Wallis. Matt Redman, famous UK worship leader who has written popular worship songs such as …
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 …
Me, Me, Me
Just a brief follow-on from some recent comments I made about celebrity narcissism and a recent post I wrote entitled "Collegiate Narcissism." I ran across a thorough analysis of all this in the form of an article entitled "Me, Me, Me." The author wades his way through the contemporary morass of self-esteem movements, modern technology, …
John Perkins
Many people have heard of the ministry of John Perkins through The Ave's connections with Voice of Calvary Ministries (VOCM) in Jackson, MS. Every Spring Break, we send groups of students down to Jackson to work alongside of the year-round staff of VOCM to demolish and rehab homes in the neighborhoods of West Jackson. Christianity …
Collegiate Narcissism
If you haven't already read the article about the study on "the ME generation" of college-agers who are narcissistic, then you should take a look at it. You could choose from: - a news release from San Diego State Univeristy about the report itself - MSN's article on the report - NPR's audio interview with …
Matthew Erickson 