Yesterday, I began a three-part series talking with Scot McKnight (check out his popular blog, Jesus Creed, on Beliefnet) about what he sees as the greatest challenge facing evangelicals—Christian universalism. This is the second part of the series: Margaret: Why do...
It’s a privilege to be part of The Origins Project, and get to spend time with Scot McKnight. If you’re not familiar with Scot, you need to be! McKnight is a professor at North Park University, author of more than thirty books including Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving...
Our churches are enriched when we embrace the arts and creative expressions of worship. One church who is thinking outside the box is Ecclesia in Houston, Texas, who has a friend, Scott Erickson, as an artist-in-residence. I asked Scott to share what it’s like...
The National Council of Churches’ 2010 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches reports membership gains in the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Assemblies of God, among others. The 78th annual edition of the Yearbook...
I’m often asked about the importance of mentoring, and I think it’s something that our generation craves. We long for older, wiser people to come into our lives and walk alongside of us. We want them to love us, pray for us, challenge us, and root for us....
My friend, Travis Mamone, commented on my Conan’s last show quote, “If I’m not cynical, then what am I supposed to be instead?” He meant it in jest, but I can’t help but wonder if it’s question of our time, our age, our generation....
