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A zeal he does not own

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Bob Burroughs — No Comments ↓

There is a wonderful, thought-provoking text by the hymn writer Frederick W. Faber (1814-1863) titled “There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy. It speaks to this generation perhaps even more powerfully than to his own. It is not sung as often…

Tagged with: a zeal he does not own, Faber, hymn, justice, liberty, Theres a Wideness in Gods mercy, worship
Posted in Leadership, Ministry, Music, Worship

Jesus, Easter, and the always-awesome “Office Space”

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Brandon Hudson — 1 Comment ↓

Once, when I worked at a job that had regular staff meetings that I quite abhorred, I found great and sacred solace in the profound film Office Space. How could it not provide a plethora of holy moments? Here, in this…

Tagged with: Easter, Jesus, Mike Judge, Office Space, Peter Gibbons
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Media & Arts, Mental Health, Movies, Religion, Theology

The Bible: Satan, Obama, and social media

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

Viewers who watched “The Bible” mini series took to social media to quickly point out a disturbing observation. The character, Satan has a striking resemblance to Barack Obama. The actor, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, obviously wore makeup. Twitter was abuzz: People upset Satan in #TheBible looks like…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, History Channel, Obama, Satan, The Bible
Posted in Media & Arts, Technology & Church, TV

A new theme song for CBF?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Ircel Harrison — No Comments ↓

On a recent Sunday, our church choir sang “Find Us Faithful” as the anthem in the traditional worship service. I have always liked this song that was written by Jon Mohr and popularized by Steve Green. In fact, we used…

Tagged with: Baptists, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, dialogue, worship
Posted in Blog Posts, Generational Differences, Music

Creativity and contemplation

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Chris Robertson — 2 Comments ↓

In October of last year, I settled into my old Impala and drove to downtown Duluth, just outside of Atlanta. Filled with excitement, I pulled into the parking lot behind the Red Clay Theatre and checked my pocket to make…

Tagged with: Atlanta, Christ, Civil War, Decatur, Duluth, faith, Greek, Impala, Nashville, O Theo, Van Gogh
Posted in Art, Music, Social Issues, Spiritual Formation, Young Baptists

Bill and Ted’s excellent Lenten journey

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Brandon Hudson — No Comments ↓

Our church partners with a rehabilitation organization in town with whom I occasionally have the opportunity to worship. At the beginning of all of their worship experiences, they sing a song that repeats this same opening line – “I woke…

Tagged with: Bill and Ted, Christopher Moore, Excellent Adventure, hope, journey, Lamb, Lent
Posted in Blog Posts, Humor, Media & Arts, Movies, Theology, Worship

Baptist concerns re: common core education

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Brandon Hudson — No Comments ↓

I’m an invested party. I believe in the public education system as a grand experiment in providing the humanizing effects of education to all people. I have a minor in secondary education. I am married to a former educator. I…

Tagged with: common core, fiction, narrative, non-fiction, public school, story, Storytelling
Posted in Books, Education, Parenting, Public Policy, Social Issues, Theology

Three ways to spend Christmas book money

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Steve Harmon — 1 Comment ↓

In 1500 Dutch humanist and theologian Desiderius Erasmus wrote to a friend, “When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.” Thanks to gift cards from Amazon or Barnes and…

Green Day: on Holiday

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Chris Aho — No Comments ↓

The holiday season has reached its peak. Decorations, parties, calories and music abound. Some of this music is soul inspiring. I am warmed each time I hear Sheryl Crow’s “Blue Christmas”, The Barenaked Ladies’ “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” or…