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Find a broken wall – and then Rebuild it.

April 11, 2013 by Jim Coggins Leave a Comment

Brian Stiller

Find a broken wall, Brian Stiller says in his new book — and then rebuild it. This is not a book for everyone. It is a book for leaders of Christian churches, ministries, and organizations. Particularly, it is a leadership manual for those individuals who are called to take on the leadership of deeply troubled […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Brian C Stiller

“Silver Linings Playbook” Review

January 29, 2013 by Duncan Ris Leave a Comment

JENNIFER LAWRENCE and BRADLEY COOPER star in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

The Academy Award nominated feel-good romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook has gotten some extremely high praise and a significant amount of buzz. Starring Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games) and Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) it has been nominated for a total of 8 Oscars lipitor weight gain. But is it worthy? The film opens with Pat (Cooper) […]

Filed Under: Default, Film, News Tagged With: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook

Book Review: Find a Broken Wall

January 16, 2013 by Jim Coggins Leave a Comment

Find a broken wall, Brian Stiller says in his new book—and then rebuild it. This is not a book for everyone. It is a book for leaders of Christian churches, ministries, and organizations. Particularly, it is a leadership manual for those individuals who are called to take on the leadership of deeply troubled churches, ministries, […]

Filed Under: Books, Default, Headline Tagged With: Brian Stiller, Leadership

Christianity and Creativity: Why Christians need to Make Stuff

December 14, 2012 by Paul Arnold 1 Comment

(This article is made up of entirely a mixed collection of quotes on the creative process from the perspective of many of the artists who contributed to the recently released book, WeMakeStuff. WeMakeStuff seeks to explore how God made humans creative and desires to provide an open dialogue for creative people to express and present […]

Filed Under: Books, Default, Headline, News Tagged With: art, beauty, creativity

In (partial) defense of “Two and a Half Men” star Angus T. Jones

November 29, 2012 by Paul Arnold 4 Comments

Angus T. Jones has found himself in the middle of a controversy because he has taken a controversial stance against the show in which he stars, Two and a Half Men. Earlier this week Angus sat down with Forerunner Chronicles, a Seventh-Day Adventist media group that produces what I will call “Christian propaganda,” to talk […]

Filed Under: Default, Entertainment, Headline, News Tagged With: Angus T. Jones, Christianity, religious convictions, Two and a Half Men

Pope Benedict XVI says Jesus was born years earlier, the Christian calendar is wrong

November 23, 2012 by Paul Arnold 4 Comments

The Pope is stirring up discussion surrounding Jesus’ birth just in time for Christmas. In the final part of his three-volume work on the life of Jesus called Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives, Pope Benedict XVI claims that the Christian calendar is based on a mistake made by the sixth-century monk Dionysius Exiguus (“Dennis […]

Filed Under: Books, Default, News Tagged With: Christmas, Jesus, Jesus's birth date, Pope

Noah film stars Russell Crowe as environmental prophet

November 15, 2012 by Ashley Chapman 1 Comment

The upcoming Noah film made Hollywood headlines when the rains and flooding of Hurricane Sandy halted production and damaged the ark kept in Oyster Bay, NY. Noah film Star Emma Watson tweeted about the irony, and Russell Crowe (who plays the title character) even managed to need a Coast Guard rescue after kayaking too far out during a break […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, News Tagged With: Darren Aronofsky, Emma Watson, Environmentalism, Hollywood, Noah, Noah's Ark, Russell Crowe

Rachel Held Evans takes on “Biblical Womanhood”

November 7, 2012 by Ashley Chapman Leave a Comment

Popular blogger, author, and speaker Rachel Held Evans has added a woman’s touch to the “Year in the life of” genre of books. Following the footsteps of A.J. Jacobs’ The Year of Living Biblically and Ed Dobson’s The Year of Living like Jesus, Evans took on flowing skirts and headscarves for her new release, A Year of Biblical […]

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Straight Christian Male Pretends To Be Gay For A Year

October 17, 2012 by Paul Arnold 1 Comment

Timothy Kurek

How far are you willing to go to walk a mile in another person’s shoes? For Timothy Kurek, a Portland based author and Liberty University graduate, that meant pretending to be gay for a year. Kurek grew up a conservative Christian and learned to fear the gay community from an early age. However, an encounter […]

Filed Under: Books, Headline Tagged With: Cross in the Closet, Gay, Homosexuality, LGBT, Timothy Kurek

Justin Bieber’s Mom on Abuse, Abstinence, and God

October 6, 2012 by Ashley Chapman 1 Comment

Pattie Mallette - Nowhere but up

Messed up teen decides to keep baby then turns to God. It’s not the type of story that would usually run on Ellen DeGeneres or on CTV. A memoir on Christian faith and forgiveness doesn’t normally spawn enthusiastic Twitter buzz from followers of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Ashton Kutcher. But when you’re Justin Bieber’s […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Abuse, Ashton Kutcher, Ellen De Generis, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Pattie Mallette, Rape

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