Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Oct 10th, 2007
From the the evangelical outpost we have this insightful post about whether we pray to the same God. “I believe in an Almighty God,” said President Bush in an interview with Al Arabiya, “and I believe that all the world, whether they be Muslim, Christian, or any other religion, prays to the same God. That’s [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Oct 7th, 2007
Here is a great post about prayers from Ben Witherington’s blog. First a prayer for folks over 50 who are cranky, then a story about prayer which will make you think, hopefully. — THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Jun 15th, 2007
The decline of the Sabbath in America: Less praying, more working and playing. The Decline of the Sabbath This article in the Opinion Journal struck home with me. Over the last couple of years I have deliberately tried to avoid working on Sunday. I found that I need a day to slow down and unwind. [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on May 30th, 2007
The results were showing that when the volunteers placed the interests of others before their own, the generosity activated a primitive part of the brain that usually lights up in response to food or sex. Altruism, the experiment suggested, was not a superior moral faculty that suppresses basic selfish urges but rather was basic to [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Apr 28th, 2007
If you want to cause Biblical scholars to get their knickers in a knot there are two sure fire ways to accomplish that end: 1) you can skewer a sacred cow whether a liberal or conservative one; 2) you can propose a theory that requires one to believe in the possibility of the miraculous to [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity, Fun Facts on Apr 7th, 2007
(2007-04-06) — While Christians around the world gather for so-called “Good Friday” observances, an intelligence analyst studying primary source documents challenged the “irrational exuberance of the true believers,” and said his research to date indicates things did not go according to plan. “At this point, you have a leader in whom a lot of people [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Mar 21st, 2007
On average, teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance earned the highest GPA (2.94) when compared to (a) their peers from intact families with low to no religious attendance (2.75), (b) peers from non-intact families with frequent religious attendance (2.72), and (c) peers from non-intact families with low to no religious attendance (2.48). Source: [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Mar 19th, 2007
Link to Comic for 19 Mar 2007 Dr. Helen had a post a couple of days ago called, “Are Christian men too wimpy?” In that post she commented on how 300 Tennessee men had a meeting to discuss the difference between being “nice” (which is not good) and being “good” (which is). Later on she [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Feb 17th, 2007
“God hates visionary dreaming; it makes the dreamer proud and pretentious. The man who fashions a visionary ideal of community demands that it be realized by God, by others, and by himself. He enters the community of Christians with his demands, sets up his own law, and judges the brethren and God Himself accordingly. He [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Feb 13th, 2007
10 Marks of the Early Church Rodney Stark and other sociologists tell us there were 10 values of early Christians that stood in stark (no pun intended) contrast to the pluralistic pagan culture of Rome. Let’s prayferfully think through these values and match them to the witness of our own churches. Do we see the [...]
On this day, the Virginia Tech community reflects on the vibrant lives of the 32 students and faculty who were tragically taken from us a year ago. Through light, art, and music we pay tribute to each and every person we lost. We gather to honor our friends, colleagues, and family members. We will never forget.