Earlier this week, I talked about the differences between gossip, slander, and information (and threw in a seemingly random definition for advice); today I’d like to talk about the implications of these definitions for how we should respond when we hear “news” about famous church people, particularly when that “news” involves some sort of “scandal” or “outrage.” Here’s…
I’ve been thinking about all of this for awhile, watching the headlines and the articles and the conversations that have popped up in my Facebook newsfeed over the past few weeks. It seems there are “scandals” pretty much everywhere in North American Christendom right now. Michael Gungor might be an evolutionist. Mark Driscoll should probably resign….
— 1 — For the past two days, it has been dark, rainy, and cold here. It’s relatively depressing, and makes me want to wear bulky sweaters, watch movies, and make pot roast. I was thinking about how to describe this sudden shift in the weather and I realized that, living in Illinois, there’s just…
“Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you. Before you tell your life what truths and values you have decided to live up to, let your life tell you what truths you embody, what values you represent.” – Parker J. Palmer One…
I remember coming home from a conference on cross-gender friendship a couple years ago, and calling one of my best friends from college. “How’d it go?” she asked. “It was awesome. I learned a lot… oh, and I think I’m an egalitarian feminist.” She started laughing. “No, really. I think I’ve been one for awhile, actually….
