A while ago I decided it’s not possible to know with certainty what is true about the Bible or God (or even whether God exists).
What I care about is whether the stories people tell about the Bible and God motivate people to make the world a better place. I like Brian’s stories because...
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Ben flew to Boston last weekend with seven other math students from various high schools in the Chicago area to participate in the Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament. My mother helped out as a proctor and was delighted to be involved.
Ben did very well on one...
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I’ve just finished reading In The Land of Believers: An Outsider’s Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church by Gina Welch. Gina, a secular Jew, goes undercover in Thomas Road Baptist Church (Jerry Falwell’s church) in order to learn what Evangelicals are...
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This is a copy of my latest post on the Communitas Collective blog
I’ve been helping with churchrater.com, a website where anyone and everyone can post their rating of any...
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We drove down to Peoria yesterday to hear Ben play in the IMEA (Illinois Music Educators Association) All State Honors Orchestra concert. In the violin seating auditions Ben...
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This is a copy of my latest post on the Communitas Collective blog
Recently the church I used to belong to started an Emergency Clothes Closet. This ministry offers free...
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Review: A New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren: Another Tim writes Another Tim: Shhhh! (spoken in a whisper)...
Review: A New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren: Jeff writes If there is agreement on the points of this list,...
Review: A New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren: Mary Beth writes The other thought I’ve had (not just... Review: A New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren: Mary Beth writes John Crossan does this very well, IMO. His...
