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In the Reformation, or after the Reformation, the Anabaptists said they were neither “Catholic nor Reformed” but where The Third Way.  Why are there so few Anabaptists today? and yet why are so many attracted to anabaptism? So, what is the Third Way? Where are you seeing anabaptism today? Is it a genuine third way? …

Recently I flew down to Cincinnati to Cincinnati Biblical Seminary to participate in the annual Stone-Campbell lectures. Must say this again: I contend that the Restoration Movement, or the Stone-Campbell movement, made up of the Christian Church and the Churches of Christ, is American evangelicalism’s best-kept secret and, sadly, the most overlooked resource of thinking…

Eugene Cho, one of the world’s most honest bloggers, has earned a Wedgie Award. The Wedgie Award is given to those who make us feel … well… uncomfortable. First, he preached with his zipper down (discrete picture). But, second, Eugene preached at a place and he wanted to look all swank and cool, and then…

So one person characterized Miroslav Volf’s essays and speeches and books, and Volf himself says it all comes from the conviction that God is love. Which means the new collection of one America’s leading theologians, Against the Tide: Love in a Time of Petty Dreams and Persisting Enmities , is worth the effort of purchasing…

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

That Iceland under-the-iceberg volcano is messing with air traffic in Europe, and I wonder who’s got some stories? Kris and I will be flying to Ireland in a few weeks so we’re watching this with a little more interest. I don’t know about you, but we’ve had some weird airport and tarmac and flight experiences.…

It’s a temptation for the fired-up Christian today to read the Gospels, see that Jesus cared for lepers, and then go see if she (or he) can find some lepers. But that’s a wooden imitation instead of a living embodiment. Discerning Christians embody the vision of Jesus in the concrete situations of life. Instead of…

From the NYTimes, by Tara Parker-Pope,  a new piece that nuances the old theory that married people are happier; she’s arguing that evidence suggests now that it is the quality of the relationship. In 1858, a British epidemiologist named William Farr set out to study what he called the “conjugal condition” of the people of France.…

We stand with the miners of West Virginia! Read it and pause and pray and ponder what to do next. Congrats to Laura Johnson and Ruth Bildar! Bruce Epperly on Tiger, Phil and redemption. Andy Crouch responds to James Davison Hunter. Derek Leman on what “purity” means in Leviticus. Tamara Buchan: On the kingdom of…

Friday Night at the Movies: How to Train Your Dragon by Bob Robinson   In a thoroughly enjoyable, family-friendly movie, Dreamworks Animation has created a wonderfully entertaining, visually exciting movie. With How to Train Your Dragon, directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders provide thrills and laughter for all ages, but underneath the dazzling 3D effects hides a deeper,…
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