If there is one spiritual writer who could be labeled the most tragically overlooked author by Evangelical Christianity today, it would be Andrew Murray. Unfortunately, only a rare few of his books are still published by large publishers; most are hidden behind the dated covers of Whitaker House Publishers. If I could read only five [...]
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Natural Mystic
There’s a natural mystic blowing through the air -
I wont tell no lie;
If you listen carefully now you will hear.
– Bob Marley
Mystic is a word that is bound to raise eyebrows in your local mainline denomination church. It’s even hard to find many Pentecostals that really like the term. I, however, am entranced by it. [...]
Politicking from the Pulpit
Allow me to begin by channeling Will Ferrell: “They are the same face! Doesn’t anybody notice this? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!” There are about a hundred articles and blog entries from around the Internet concerning clergy and the presidential race that have really raised my eyebrows. And I know what you’re thinking: [...]
Donald Miller and Barack Obama Exchange E-mails
When I was in college, Donald Miller was the new hotness. Every hipster Christian talked about how Blue Like Jazz had changed their life. If you know me at all, you know that there is no quicker way to deter me from reading a book than 2,000 Gen-Y Christians singing its praises. But, as I [...]
Unreasonable Faith? – Part II (with apologies to Francis Schaeffer)
A Note to the Reader: The following is a philosophical treatise. I do not intend for it to be easily digested. I am far too inept as a writer to make this, in anyway, consumable for the masses. I wish I were. This being said, my aim is to put this in as plain a [...]
