Other people’s ideas
As I just mentioned on a post on Daryl’s blog, sometimes I don’t have a lot to add to a conversation. In those times, I’m better off to just stay silent – and in the “real world,” I generally do. But for the sake of blogging, it gets boring when someone doesn’t post for, oh, two weeks straight.
While I did have a thought that wrapped up some of my recent thinking on faith, for the most part I’m fresh out of originality right now. I’m pouring most of my creativity these days into my ministry and my sermons (which are no longer published unless I get to write them down). So, instead of giving any original ideas out right now, I’m going to instead point you to a few places that have sparked my interest lately.
Explore some links. See what you think. I’m interested in your responses.
I am continually saddened by the goings-on in the Western Christian world. I am very sad and sorry for Ted Haggard, who reminds me of myself in some ways. The higher up we are in the world, the higher our pedestal, the greater must be our eventual fall. My heart and prayers are with Mr. Haggard right now as he comes to terms with a new kind of life – and applaud him for his eventual honesty and the mode of restoration he seeks.
By the way, I appreciated what Tony Campolo had to say about the matter.
I am also deeply saddened by the concept of brainwashing promoted by the camp leaders in the film “Jesus Camp,” but am even more saddened that some people (presumably Christians?) decided that the best way to deal with it is to vandalize and promote a kind of backwards warfare. What kind of message are we sending to those children?
Look in the next post for more…
