But, then after careful study (“outstanding financial audits“), it was decided that the United Methodist Church will go ahead and continue funding Claremont School of Theology, and accepting the school’s students into its ministry. Claremont, in case you didn’t remember, has lately drawn the scorn of many concerned Christians because of their sharing of classes [...]
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The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy
There’s a good article over at Modern Reformation about an issue that’s near and dear to me – biblical illiteracy. It’s by David Nienhuis, who is a professor of New Testament at Seattle Pacific University, and is written about his experience with incoming students, most of whom claim to be Christians. I found this quote [...]
A school gets rid of books
A school in Massachusetts has decided to get rid of all the books in their library and replace them with electronic devices. They are dumping 20,000 books and spending $500,000 to create a “learning center.” Why can’t they just have both? Why must it be one or the other? I’m sure, in this case, it [...]
Some reasons why churches should start a church history class
It would be no exaggeration to state that the Church in North America faces perilous times. Beliefs that have been held since the giving of the Ten Commandments thousands of years ago are now being questioned and jettisoned. The main-line churches have been losing members in droves for the last 40 years. Worship as entertainment [...]
Student sues coach over facebook
This is a dandy of a story. Some guy, who was the coach of the cheerleaders, demanded that all the cheerleaders hand over their facebook passwords so that he could check up on them. One girl gave her password, and the coach then emailed her private information all over the place. And then she was [...]
Tech-free for a day
I’ve suggested this to my students before and they didn’t seem interested. But a teacher somewhere in Silicon Valley persuaded his students to go 12 straight waking hours without technology. Wow! They’ll be moving in with the Amish any time now! Read it here.
