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Today, I published an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution titled, "Fox's Beck Should Quit Preaching." The article centers in on Glenn Beck's recent comments about socially conscious Christians:

Glenn Beck, a popular conservative and Fox News television personality, is famous for sounding political alarms and giving teary-eyed...

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When Kanye grabbed the mic, my stomach turned. The MTV Video Music Awards have a penchant for controversy, but something about what happened at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night transcended controversy. For the two of you out there who missed it, Kanye West snatched the microphone from Taylor Swift in the middle of her acceptance speech to...

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Stop the Shouting

Posted August 22, 2009 Read This

 Anyone else tired of the shouting matches and name-calling? This healthcare debate has created a flea market for misinformation that has attracted hot-tempered patrons in record numbers. It is a debate that must be had, but it is nearly impossible to have it in the current environment.

Someone needs to call timeout and get back to an...

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This week, Cross Pointe Church hosted the first annual Flourish Conference. As a small part of the Flourish staff, I can tell you that the conference exceeded our expectations in many ways. First, our speaker list was amazing: Joel Hunter, Margaret Feinberg, Gabe Lyons, Matthew Sleeth, and Andy Crouch to name a few. Second, the community being...

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An interesting article in today's AJC: "Pastor Sees Care of Earth as Duty"


At the end of it, I mention Flourish Conference 2009 by saying "I think [this conference] is going to be the primary touch point for the church to get involved in the 21st century."

Check out the article and the conference.

Update: ABP Article on Flourish

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The Shifting Abortion Debate

Posted January 14, 2009 Read This

Today, I wrote a guest column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution entitled "Reducing abortions: priority promise should not be broken." One of the most divisive and polarizing issues in the United States is abortion, but in the last year or so the debate has taken on a new angle with the inclusion of abortion reduction as a common ground...

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Earlier this year, I was somewhat dismayed by the decision of LifeWay Christian Resources to pull Gospel Today from the shelves of their stores nationwide because its cover story featured five women pastors. Today, the AJC ran a story entitled "Georgia Baptists take aim at women-led churches" that had a similar theme but a much more ridiculous...

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A new exit poll reveals that support for Barack Obama among younger evangelicals doubled when compared to John Kerry in 2004. Among the findings was this staggering fact: only 49% of young evangelicals now identify as "conservative" and over half favor either same sex marriage (24%) or civil unions (28%).

After reading the Faith in Public...

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Posted April 18, 2008 Read This

The grip that the Republican party has on evangelical Christians is loosening as younger evangelicals are coming onto the scene. In addition to traditional values, younger evangelicals believe their faith calls them to support a wide range of issues like human rights, poverty, AIDS in Africa and the environment. Unfortunately for the GOP,...

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AJC Update

Posted March 26, 2008 Read This

*Update: Apparently, I am not the only one at the AJC writing about my initiative. Check out the blog on Luke Boggs column, Baptist eco-activists are blowing hot air.*

**Interesting fact: Luke Boggs is the head of americansforwalmart.com**

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Posted March 25, 2008 Read This

In my most recent column in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptist plea churns up a tempest, I addressed some of the correspondence I have received.

"The environmental problems we are facing are real, and Americans —- especially Christians —- are morally obligated to address them," I conclude. "If the opponents to this declaration and...

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