August Archive
August 12, 2010
Culture Wars
by Clay Staggs
Here’s an absolutely fascinating article on feminist moms who are upset that their teenage daughters act slutty.
For me, the moms’ logic was a little hard to follow. They want their daughters to be “liberated” from their traditional roles as the “objects” of men, especially in the context of …
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Clay Staggs at 10:13 a.m.
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August 13, 2010
University of Alabama
by Tim Lien

Event: October 1-2 for all alumni, fans, or supporters of RUF.
Come hang out on Friday night…then tailgate on Saturday (by the Mound) for the Florida game.
Click here for more information.
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Tim Lien at 2:44 p.m.
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August 17, 2010
Christian Chaff
by Tim Lien
The WSJ recently had an article describing the mass exodus of young evangelicals from church. You see, on paper this is a puzzler: At no other time has the church attempted to be so relevant, culturally abreast, pop-cultured, and techno-savvy. So what gives?
It seems that young evangelicals want the …
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Tim Lien at 4:55 p.m.
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August 17, 2010
Pastoral Musings
by Tim Lien

Leviticus: Where people stop when they read thru the bible.
This Sunday, we will begin Leviticus.
No, no, please don’t stop reading. Hey, seriously, don’t click away.
This will be good.
Most people make the case for Leviticus this way: “Oh, you have to know that Jesus is …
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Tim Lien at 5:14 p.m.
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August 19, 2010
Church and Worship
by Clay Staggs
So says presidential spokesman Bill Burton, in response to a question from a reporter today relating to a recent poll where nearly one in four people surveyed expressed the opinion that Obama is a Muslim.
It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant some people are about religion. Burton’s …
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Clay Staggs at 3:41 p.m.
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August 23, 2010
Humor
by Clay Staggs
The site askmen.com has developed a handy graph to help you understand your drink of choice’s manliness (or lack thereof). The vertical axis measures the “hair-on-your-chest” factor, while the horizontal axis show the level of sophistication. Here goes:

I probably shouldn’t confess this, but I had to …
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Clay Staggs at 3:55 p.m.
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August 25, 2010
General Theology
by Tim Lien

My wife regularly shoots me encouragements from IrishCalvinist (Erik Raymond) Just another guy who has happy-conniption fits over the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In other words, my kind of guy. He recently posted this little gem from D.A. Carson:
I would like to buy about three dollars worth of …
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Tim Lien at 2:58 p.m.
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August 26, 2010
Education
by Tim Lien

When historians discuss “the mark stamped on the American evangelical landscape,” by pastor-theologian-rabble-rouser Douglas Wilson, they will inevitably stumble across the current, trending oddity of his most ardent fans: Douglas Wilson tattoos. Apparently, “D-Dub” tattoos are cropping up in Pullman and Orlandoâ?? and all points in between.
Robert Cahill, a …
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Tim Lien at 8:25 a.m.
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August 28, 2010
Christian Chaff
by Tim Lien

The problem with Pharisees is that everybody thinks they are probably the joy-sucking goody-two-shoes who are just asking for a wedgie. But what happens when the Pharisees start listening to awesome indie music, wear thrift-store t-shirts with nonchalance, and mutter ironic, witty references to pop-culture?
The Order of Pharisees(OOP …
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Tim Lien at 2:15 p.m.
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August 31, 2010
Christian Chaff
by Tim Lien

Adorable Pharisee: Can I play Wii?
Phather: No. Why do you want to play the Wii?
Adorable Pharisee: If I play Wii, I will be happy.
Phather: Aren’t you happy now?
Adorable Pharisee: No. I’m only happy when people let me do what I want to do.
Another …
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Tim Lien at 1:35 p.m.
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