Out-of-balance emphasis on leadership
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
From an interview with megachurch pastor Dr. Ted Traylor:
I sense that in the past 10-15 years we have moved to an out-of-balance emphasis
Seeing the world as a sinking ship
In Consuming Jesus, Paul Metzger argues that three historical themes converged to make evangelicalism less than it should be:
* Anti-intellectualism
* Antipathy toward social engagement
* A form of premillennial eschatology which promotes a pessimistic
Evangelicals and social action
After a trip to South Africa, megachurch pastor Rick Warren began to re-examine Scripture with new eyes. What he found surprised him. “I found those 2,000 verses on the poor. How did
Are evangelicals anti-intellectual?
Paul Metzger’s soon-to-be released book Consuming Jesus traces how evangelicalism became what it is today. One of three historical influences he mentions is anti-intellectualism.
Metzger offers D.L. Moody as an example
TheStar.com | Not much hope for these Leafs
From The Toronto Star:
Rock bottom, and with Halloween still three weeks away….
Losing 7-1 in humiliating fashion to the Hurricanes in the third home game of the season was a stunning pratfall