Christian Book Store: Unfortunate Represenation of Mainstream Christian Culture

So I was thinking the other day about the culture of Christianity. We have a very unique culture – and sometimes that is not a very good thing. Actually most times that is not a very good thing. Christianity is often far behind the rest of society concerning trends, style, fashion, and popularity. This is not to say that religion should be a popularity contest or on the up-and-up with...
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Arrogant Stance, Ignorant Sight

Christians have been against abortion since the very beginning. For years they have fought against this medical and non-medical procedure of the killing of an unborn baby. Christians claim that they value life; therefore, they stand against the role of abortion. But this is not new information. Everybody knows that Christians are against abortion. Everyone also knows that Christians protest...
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Emergent Church – Fair Shake

Recently I read two separate articles in the Treasure Valley Christian Newspaper about the Emergent Church. In each of these two articles, the subject of the Emergent Church was discussed. But in both of these articles – the Emergent Church was not given a fair shake at all. The authors of these two articles both decried the Emergent Church Movement. Yet their reasons were completely...
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Child’s Play and Christianity

I was talking with a friend recently, and she told me an interesting story about a little boy that she nannies. The little boy’s name is Michael. He is a fun, rambunctuous little boy. He loves to explore and discover. Just a classic little boy. My friend has watched Michael for a little while now, and she has seen how he has grown up. Now that he can walk and crawl and get around a...
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