Holiness Reeducation

My college buddy Eric Kniffin has a really interesting piece on Huffington Post about the religious rights of Muslims. It is well worth the read. I would love to hear your thoughts. Are American Muslims entitled to the same free exercise rights as other Americans? In a recently published essay, John Witte, Director of Emory [...]

According to the AP, there is a measure that will appear on the November ballot in San Francisco that would ban circumcisions of males under the age of 18. What? Don’t get me wrong I appreciate the plethora of easy to make jokes about the subject but I am missing out on the point? (I [...]

With the surprising announcement yesterday by President Obama that Osama Bin Laden was killed during a raid on his Pakistani hideout, we are left with a multitude of questions this morning. President Obama in his address said that “Justice has been done” with the killing of Osama. Reading the account of what it took to [...]

Is evangelicalism over? It is changing? Are we discovering a new way of being the church within evangelicalism? David Fitch in his new book The End of Evangelicalism takes an in-depth look at the political theology of evangelicalism, its foundations, its ramifications and alternative practices that might better suit us. For the next couple of [...]

Can Ronald Reagan and Yitzhak Rabin teach the church something about forgiveness? My good friend Jason Reese has a great article on Ronald Reagen’s Legacy and the power of forgiveness. There is a powerful quote from former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on forgiveness. In regards to shaking hands with Yasser Arafat during a peace [...]

VCU! Butler!? Lots of underdog inspired ramblings on this fine Monday morning…… Because I’m 34 and I am not coaching a Final Four team All of the parity in college basketball has made this a March Madness to remember. VCU and Butler in the Final Four? Connecticut has some big time players but they barely [...]

Today marks 5 years of Holiness Reeducation! When I started this blog I never really thought about how long it would run or how long I wanted to keep writing. My main purpose was to explore my evolving faith and find a connection point for others who were asking the same questions. Five years later [...]

Over at the Post they are asking different panelists to answer these questions. THE QUESTION Through the effective use of online social media, a small group of political amateurs were able to organize and instigate street demonstrations across Egypt that now threaten to topple the Mubarak regime. How does their success change our notions of [...]

What can sledding teach us about God? How will upheaval in Egypt affect Christians there? Are there good Christian movies out there? All this and more in today’s ramblings…. Sledding and the Church Gretchen was out of town for a day this weekend so it was just the kids and I left to our own [...]

Matt Hasselbeck confirms rumors that time machine has finally been achieved, Muslims Protect Worshiping Christians in Egypt, App is the word of 2010, and the top 10 stories our media censored last year, all in this weeks ramblings… First Stuff First The tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of at least 9 [...]