Adopted by God
Adopted by God Ascension Sunday May 17,2015 Acts 1: 1-11 Jesus’ ascension to heaven is His crowning moment. It’s the ultimate moment, the proof of… Read More »Adopted by God
Bart Ehrman
A Personal Journey, 6: Paul the Progressive
What’s A Christian, Anyway?
My sophomore year in college, I was having issues with the leadership of Inter-Varsity, the fellowship group, of which I was an officer, and which I would soon leave. I started to feel the leaders were too wedded to rules and regulations at the cost of the Gospel. I’d been challenged by a fraternity president when I’d accidentally said, in line with our IVCF philosophy, that “Christians and fraternity guys share some common goals.” He’d been incensed. “I’m a Christian,” he said, “and a fraternity guy. Who are you to make that distinction?” The criticism had stung.
Big Tent?
Former PC(USA) moderator and prolific blogger Bruce Reyes-Chow has started a petition drive called “There is more than one version of Christianity!” His point is that there is a great deal of diversity the Christian family. Christians need to be more tolerant of one another and the media and culture need to recognize Christian diversity, too.Read More »Big Tent?