by Bob | Jun 8, 2008 | African American Church, Barack Obama, Women's Studies
A Voice for the VoicelessErin Haines (an African American reporter for the AP who has covered race and civil rights since 2005) published an intriguing article this Friday on Barack Obama and American culture. She accurately, I think, noted that, “Obama’s candidacy is...
by Bob | Jun 7, 2008 | African American Soul Care, Beyond the Suffering, Healing, McLaren, Salvation, Sustaining
Just Where Did the Emergent Idea of Salvation Emerge From?Recently Moody Press released Why We’re Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be. The “Emergent Church” (EC) is a name given to a loosely knit “group” of Christians who see the church emerging out of...
by Bob | May 29, 2008 | Black Church
Where Are All the Brothers?Pastor Eric C. Redmond writes with a burning passion for revitalization in the African American church. For Pastor Redmond, such revival begins with theology. While that word (theology) may terrify some, Pastor Redmond realizes how relevant...
by Bob | May 27, 2008 | Grieving, Spiritual Direction, Suffering
Held, Part IIGuest Blog by Pastor Aaron TolsonYouth Pastor of CROSS-EYED Youth MinistryHeld has always been one of those songs that tugs at my own heart. Being the father of two amazing young children, I must admit that I can’t imagine losing either one of them. My...
by Bob | May 25, 2008 | Identity
Cinderella: The Making of a PrincessGuest Blog by Pastor Aaron Tolson,Youth Pastor of CROSS-EYED Youth MinistryBeing the father of a three year old daughter has made me quite familiar with the fairy tale classics such as Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Cinderella as...
