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May 13, 2008 By: Trina Category: , , ,
I recently found myself embarrassed to call myself a “Christian“. It was brought to my attention how annoying, high maintenance, self-indulged and super spiritual someone appeared.
I’m not in the same “camp” as that person. They talk about being a Christian and use “Christianese” in almost every sentence. This particular lady came across as if she had something nobody else had and nobody else could ever obtain the level she had attained. This is someone from a group of people that thought it was adorable that an 8 year old boy would say “God told me to tell you to stop at McDonalds”.
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May 08, 2008 By: Cathi-Lyn Dyck, Managing Editor Category:
By S.L. Hazzard
I have three wonderful grandchildren, Aidan, age 9…Gannon, age 7…and Quinn, age 4. They live eighty miles from our home, in Alabama. The distance is far enough so that, to them, it is like taking a vacation to come to our house. All three children are gifted intellectually beyond their years, and in other areas, as well. To them, the world is one huge science lab, and they are constantly learning about things such as insects, reptiles, birds, geology, and botany. Their parents, my daughter and son-in-law, see to it that the children have many books in their home library, and reading is a daily delight at their house.
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May 06, 2008 By: Cathi-Lyn Dyck, Managing Editor Category: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
By Brent Thomas
www.ColossiansThreeSixteen.com
Some time ago I wrote a piece entitled Who Says What’s Christian Music? in which I briefly examined the sad fact that the actual content of music has little to nothing to do with what is actually classified as “Christian†and “secular†music. Artists like Sufjan Stevens openly express their faith with artistic excellence but won’t be purchased in your local Christian bookstore because they dont play the marketing game. Meanwhile, Phillips, Craig and Dean, who openly deny the orthodox view of the Trinity are in every “Christian†bookstore because they do play the marketing game. Marketing rather than content determines what you can buy and where you can buy it.
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May 05, 2008 By: Cathi-Lyn Dyck, Managing Editor Category: , , , ,
It’s amazing what stupid things people will start a disagreement over. I get tired of it.
Currently, there’s an individual in our church who has really made a muck-up of a lot of things for a lot of years. Well, okay. There’s a couple of them. And I’m sure my turn will come too. In any case, the current fool recently brought me to an anger level I haven’t experienced since before I was born again. It’s a funny thing; trusting Jesus’ payment for your sins makes you a new creation, and you’re so thrilled with the freedom and the relative peace of that new life . . . and then, over the years, things get complicated again.
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May 02, 2008 By: Cathi-Lyn Dyck, Managing Editor Category: , , ,
By Brent Thomas
www.ColossiansThreeSixteen.com
Awhile back, I had an interesting talk with a friend regarding the idea of where we place our Christian boundaries. He works in the music industry and of course, has a vested interest in music and the thought that surrounds it. He asked a stimulating question: have we misplaced our “boundaries†when it comes to the entertainment “filters†that we use?
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