Here is a sweet metaphor from The Economist article ‘The clouds of unknowing‘ last month: Whether your impression is dominated by the whole or the holes will depend on your attitude to the project at hand. You might say that some see a jigsaw where others see a house of cards. Jigsaw types have in [...]
Reposted from the Interfaith Power & Light Blog. In episode 57 of the podcast, Ben Lowe and I told you to stay tuned for some ways you can push this legislation through. Here are some ways you can help. At local town hall meetings around the country, opponents of climate and energy legislation are turning [...]
Ben Lowe is co-coordinator of Renewal, a grassroots student movement answering God’s call to renew creation through prayer, service, and advocacy. There are lots of books coming out about ‘creation care’, but this one, Green Revolution: Coming Together to Care for Creation, gets the official Homebrewed seal of approval. This is an extraordinary group and [...]
I was in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado with my family last week. To describe the trip, I could show this photo and write about how I had an intensely mystical experience with God in the mountains. Which I did. But my trips to the mountains are always simultaneously joyful and mournful. The story [...]
My ears always perk up when I hear the Bible quoted on the House floor to argue against a bill I support. Today, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Indiana) didn’t do as bad a job with Luke 11:46 as Shimkus did with his Bible quotes. The verse Pence quotes is one of Jesus’ three woes to the [...]
Here’s an interesting little chart from a 2008 survey: Is it evangelical theology or the high overlap between conservative politics and evangelicals that contributes most to these statistics? I’m developing a hunch. Religious arguments against addressing global warming usually fall into the following basic categories: ‘If you think it’s hot now, wait until Jesus comes [...]
I just wanted to pass on the good news. We don’t have to worry about global warming because the Bible clearly says humans cannot destroy the Earth. Thanks Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill) for clearing up this huge misunderstanding. 0:54 The second verse comes from Matthew 24. ‘And he will send his angels with a loud [...]
In episode 40, the first episode of Homebrewed Christianity Season 2, we finally reveal the much anticipated ‘hypaliciousness’. Listen for the list of what is new this year for the podcast. The controversy over the new Emergent National Coordinator is settled, we share our plans for upcoming episodes, and tell our deacons about new ways [...]
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