Category Archives: Thought Questions

The death of Osama Bin Laden raises many questions, but the one that has dominated the evangelical web pages is how we Christians should respond to the news. For purposes of this question, I don’t want to discuss pacificism, just … Continue reading →

From Brad Brisco’s review of Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition by Christine Pohl. Hospitality will not occur in any significant way in our lives, homes, or churches unless we give it deliberate attention. Because the practice has been mostly … Continue reading →

The Christian Chronicle recently ran a story on Bible bowls: “Textual preparation or trivial pursuit?” Now, what I know about Bible bowls is that the Christian Chronicle recently ran a story on Bible bowls. Really. I’ve never been in one. … Continue reading →

How to make your kids hate church, as suggested by the Resurgence — 1. Make sure your faith is only something you live out in public 2. Pray only in front of people 3. Focus on your morals 4. Give financially … Continue reading →

This is from Leadership Network: According to Warren’s research at Leadership Network, 2% of U.S. Protestant churches have been part of a merger in the last two years. Another 8% say they will probably merge in the next two years. … Continue reading →

This is from Monday Morning Insight — Let’s come right out and say it.  Here are two concerns that people have about senior pastors that aren’t married. 1.  That they are prone to promiscuity.  Unmarried pastors do not have a … Continue reading →

From Christianity Today.  You can download a fullsize version of the graphic. The block text in the upper lefthand corner says, Does a congregation’s tax-exempt status outweigh the economic value it adds to its community? The University of Pennsylvania’s Ram … Continue reading →

According to Richard Beck, a professor of psychology at Abilene Christian University, So what happened? Why didn’t Gen X leave the church while the Millennials [also known as Generation Y] are leaving in droves? The difference between Generations X and … Continue reading →

I get emails — I am a graduate of a CENI school, and I have moved far, far away from the “conservative” CoC movement, and have been “marked and avoided” by many whom I thought were friends. Since then the … Continue reading →

From Efrem Smith — Ten Things I Wish Evangelicals Would Stop Doing — 10.) Act as if justice is simply a social issue and not a biblical one. 9.) Reduce the Christian life to individualism. 8.) Major in the minors … Continue reading →