October 2007
The Archives
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costumes, halloween, john deere
John Deere Man strikes again
10.31.07 | Permalink | 6 CommentsAnd who are you dressed up as today?
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bill bybels, evangelicals, guiliani, james dobson, obama, religious right
The evangelical crackup
10.28.07 | Permalink | 2 CommentsThe NYT Magazine has a great article on what looks to be a split in the evangelical base between old guard propagandists like Focus on the Family’s James Dobson and younger, moderate evangelicals like Bill Hybels, pastor of the Willow Creek megachurch movement. With Dobson and his crew already threatening to leave the GOP if […]
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clergy, ministerial-formation, ministers, seminary
Ministers: Are you grateful?
10.25.07 | Permalink | 4 CommentsAttention all ordained ministers: I have a burning question for you. Thinking back to your candidacy process, is that a process you are grateful for now? (As opposed to being grateful that it’s over.) And were you grateful for it then? I’m asking specifically about the denominational vetting process—interviews, position papers, etc.—as opposed to seminary […]
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atlanta, dalai-lama, emory, kenny, south park
Is the Dalai Lama really Kenny?
So I was at a ground blessing1 this morning with the Dalai Lama at Emory. Goofy guy, it turns out. After a bit of going on about religion and politics and history, he pauses to say, “But of course the most important thing is that I will become an Emory professor tomorrow…a hopeless professor.” The […]
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chick tracts, halloween, jack-chick, L5P
“Don’t be a misfit! Be saved!”
That’s what Team Jesus said to a mocking passerby as they worked the crowd at the Halloween Parade in Little Five Points today. Nothing like handing out Chick tracts. We walked away with some copies of “Bewitched?” for our trouble. Parade photos here.
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bags, mdiv, seminary
Perfect bag for a seminarian
10.19.07 | Permalink | 3 CommentsOr seminary graduate. Now on sale for only $500 a credit hour.
