Blog About Archaeology

I have been quite busy the last few weeks with travel. Last week I flew down to Florida to take part in a unique camp, a one-week production of The Music Man. The cast had scripts for some time, but we literally came in to little ACA Camp Geneva to block, rehearse, and perform The Music Man in one week! It was an intense experience, and a ton of fun.

Anyway, an old friend of mine, Luke Chandler, was also in the production, and we had a chance to talk a little bit about the archaeological work he has done in Israel. Luke has a great blog about Bible archaeology, and I'd encourage you to check it out.

http://lukechandler.wordpress.com/

"The essence of Christianity...

... does not consist in being pious but in being joyous.” Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf

Religious Affiliation? "None" on the Rise

USA Today recently reported that the number of respondents to a Pew Research survey on religious affiliation who indicated "None" has risen dramatically, from 6% in 1990 to 19% this year. One of the researches attributed this sharp rise in unbelief/agnosticism/disinterest to the following:  "Young people are resistant to the authority of institutional religion, older people are turned off by the politicization of religion, and people are simply less into theology than ever before."


What do you think is causing this trend?

Confidence in Organized Religion

is declining according to a recent Gallup poll. Why do you think this is?

"A proud prayer is...

...a self-contradictory endeavor." Peter Rhea Jones, Studying the Parables of Jesus (Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 1999), p. 254, cited by Klyne Snodgrass, Stories With Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus . Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. Kindle Edition. 

Spoiled Rotten - MUST reading for parents

I saw a link to this article from a friend on FB, and cannot encourage parents strongly enough to read it!

The "Sinner's Prayer"

Scot McKnight had some interesting comments regarding a mini-controversy at the Southern Baptist Convention. I think McKnight is on target.