Content about Prophecy

November 28, 2011

The latest edition of an annual report on church giving shows that American Christians are doing a poor job of caring for the most vulnerable and spreading the gospel.

Adapted from empty tomb release

Unlike video gamers who reported in record numbers to buy the new "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," the church in the United States appears to be AWOL on its call of duty outlined in Matthew 25 and 28.

That's the conclusion of the 21st edition of The State of Church Giving, produced by empty tomb inc. as a measure of faithful Christian discipleship in America. (empty tomb uses all lower-case letters in its name).

November 8, 2011

Why Jesus Would Occupy Wall Street

Theologian Aaron Saari draws intriguing comparisons between the aims of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the gospel of Jesus Christ.

As the Occupy Wall Street movement grows, an increasing number of Republican legislators and media personalities are claiming that the members are overwhelmingly anti-Semitic. From Newt Gingrich to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck to Bill Kristol, the charge of anti-Semitism is becoming a common trope.^[i]

January 14, 2011

Jesus OR Darwin? There's Another Choice

Jesus OR Darwin? Evolutionary Christianity offers a third alternative to the false dichotomy of being forced to choose between faith and science. Six live online seminars Jan. 15-Feb. 1 will explore how religion and science are partners in the wonder of life.

November 12, 2010

Hymn Meditations

Songs of poor shepherds and holy wanderers reveal the gritty side of Christmas, writes Pam McAllister in Hymn Meditations.

Holy Wanderers and Shepherds' Questions

When the Poor Ones (Cuando el Pobre)
who have nothing share with strangers ...
then we know that God still goes that road with us.
By J. A. Olivar and Miguel Manzano, 1971

August 7, 2010

Quotables

If love of neighbor is foundational for the common good, then goodwill people of faith have a lot of work to do.
-- Robert Parham, executive editor of EthicsDaily.com and executive director of its parent organization, the Baptist Center for Ethics.

What Jesus wants is faith, that one sheep, that one lost coin, not the religion that would control it. For faith is always risk, not certainty.
-- The Rev. J. Lane Denson III, Episcopal priest and author of "Out of Nowhere" blog