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Little Green men and faith

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What would it mean for little green men to visit earth? According to some theologians it would throw everything we know about Jesus up in the air.
The central conundrum posed to Christianity by alien contact would involve the Incarnation — the arrival of Jesus Christ as God’s representative on Earth, his crucifixion [...]

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A look at our changing culture on YouTube Friday

A pastor friend of mine sent this to me and it is worth a few minutes of your time. It takes a look at the massive shifts taking place in our world today. I can not vouch for all of the data though I have no reason to doubt its validity.

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More regarding Cultural Literacy

Yesterday I posted on why I thought pastors should have, a a minimum, a modicum of cultural awareness.  I suggested that doing so could be a bridge to the people we serve.
After posting I thought back to another post from a while back speaking to the awareness of culture for pastors as it compares to [...]

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Where the churches are

When reading through my Bloglines (Don’t know about Bloglines? See this post) account this afternoon I stumbled onto this map. I thought it was interesting and pass it on to you.
It is a map of where the various denominations are concentrated. I thought it was quite interesting.
You can click on the map [...]

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Technology, AIDS, and Ignorance

I was shocked when I read this recently. It is about AIDS and the ignorance that still is associated with it. Check it out….
Dr Veerakathy Harindra says a quarter of his young HIV patients wrongly believe a cure has already been found.
This leads them to fail to take adequate precautions to prevent the [...]

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The Disappearing Bible

No, this is not about Bibles in China…it is about the Bible in hotel rooms across North America.
From Newsweek….
In the rooms of Manhattan’s trendy Soho Grand Hotel guests can enjoy an eclectic selection of underground music, ipod docking stations, flat-screen TVs and even the living company of a complimentary goldfish. But, alas, the word of [...]

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You know athiesm is on the rise in the United States when…


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Money does not buy happiness


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The Big Mac and the 10 Commandments


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Harmful Religion

From the Times Online..
NEARLY half the British think that religion is harmful, according to a poll carried out by YouGov. Yet more than half also believe in God “or something”.
The YouGov poll commissioned by John Humphrys, the broadcaster and writer, found that 42% of the 2,200 people taking part considered religion had a harmful [...]

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