Anyone who knows a few pastors probably knows someone who has struggled with burnout. Ministry always has been an atypical job with lots of unique demands and stressors, but as reported in a Barna Research Group study discussed in a new article called "Why Pastors Leave the Ministry," it's a growing … Read more about Pastoral Burnout, Healing Spiritual Wounds and How To Hack an Election
You have to believe in Hell, Predestination, Election and the Book of Revelation
On last week’s TNT I said something that I have heard a lot of positive - and some negative - feedback on. I thought it would be good to continue the conversation here on the blog. My assertion was that: If you are a Christian, you have to believe something about hell. It is just not an option to … Read more about You have to believe in Hell, Predestination, Election and the Book of Revelation
Jim Wallis Post-Election CultureCast Special
We were stoked to sit down with Jim Wallis, Sojourners guru, political activist and all-around change agent for the common good to chat up what happened during the most recent elections. We talk about what comes next, how the parties will respond to the electorate and where both sides can come … Read more about Jim Wallis Post-Election CultureCast Special
Issues of Race in Politics, Music, TV and Sports
by Bo Sanders [I initially wrote this for Ethnic Space & Faith but thought it would be fun to cross pollinate.] Despite what the caller said on this week’s ‘Take Them to Task’ segment from the Smiley & West show said, race is still an issue in North America - not everyone is color … Read more about Issues of Race in Politics, Music, TV and Sports
The Economy, Election, Ayn Rand-Ryan-Romney, Occupy, & More from Joerg Rieger [podcast 171]
47% of you will not like this podcast... but 99% of the angels started dancing when they heard that Joerg Rieger was coming back on the podcast! Joerg's last visit has remained one of the most popular episodes & this return visit will not disappoint. Rieger and I had a monster of a … Read more about The Economy, Election, Ayn Rand-Ryan-Romney, Occupy, & More from Joerg Rieger [podcast 171]
Mormons in America, the White House & on Evangelical Radio with Jana Riess [podcast 170]
What would a PhD in American Religious History who converted to Christianity as a teen and then to Mormonism while at Princeton Seminary have to say about Romney's run for the White House? Well guess what? Jana Riess is here to chat about it. We discuss much more than the election including a … Read more about Mormons in America, the White House & on Evangelical Radio with Jana Riess [podcast 170]
I Might Vote For The First Time Next Month
I’m thinking about voting for the first time next month. I mean, seriously thinking about it. But I’m not sure I want to break the seal - cross that threshold - and break my long string of abstaining. Here is the background on why I have never voted: In High-school my family moved from … Read more about I Might Vote For The First Time Next Month