Category Archives: Younger Evangelicals

Living on Mission

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

  Eight Identity Markers and Callings of Christ Followers “Missions is an authorized activity carried out by the tenants on the instructions of the owner of the property” (by Christopher Wright,) Salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13) Light of the world … Continue reading →

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Four Questions Worth Asking

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

  Younger evangelicals tend to be suspicious of some of the non-negotiable lines drawn by their spiritual predecessors. This is particularly the case where those lines were used to make strong distinctions between those (Christians) who were in from those who were out. … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Design: an interview with Stephen Meyer

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

 

Posted in Academy, Anthropology, Christian worldview, Creation, God, Human dignity, Intelligent Design, Meaning of life, Mother Nature?, Nihilism, Philosophy, Questioning God, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Science, Seeking God, Worldview, Younger Evangelicals | Leave a comment

The best hope for our nation

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

 In a recent piece for Huffpost Religion, Christian Smith (professor of Sociology, Notre Dame University), suggested that the emerging generation (those in what he calls “adultolescence”) has rejected sectarian conflict over religious differences that dominated American life a few generations ago and turned to … Continue reading →

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Perhaps truth matters to them

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

  Downloads of sermons by Mark Driscoll, (the preaching pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington), number more than 100,000 each week. More than 10,000 attend his Church and the majority are young people. Driscoll is very intelligent and … Continue reading →

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Ten guidelines for ministry to 18-29 year olds

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

  Why would large groups of young people who have been force-fed large doses of tolerance want to listen to preachers like Mark Driscoll? Is it his raspy voice, black skateboarder’s jacket and white T-shirt? Or, Is it his “no-nonsense, in-your-face, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Younger Evangelicals and Common Grace

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Many younger evangelicals are reticent about a Christianity perceived more as a destination one arrives at or a conclusion one reaches. Perhaps their position is reactionary to the tight lines drawn by their spiritual predecessors. These lines distinguished those who … Continue reading →

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