Sermons

A Conflict of Christian Visions: Gen. 1-2 vs. Gen. 3 Christianity

Anthony Bradley

There are two prominent schools of thought within conservative Protestant circles that continue to clash over what Christianity is about because their starting points comprise different biblical theological visions. I use the word “prominent” here because I fully recognize that there are other more nuanced voices in the Christian diaspora. No “binaries” or “false dichotomies” […]

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The Arts

Gross

Joseph May

“Gross!” I remember when my son, Curran, became sick this year sometime around Christmas. He slept most of the day away, but he woke up for a brief moment and asked if he could sit in my lap. I said, “Sure, buddy,” and he lay in my arms and fell asleep. Then he sat up […]

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Christian Living

Black to School: Reflections on My Time at a Christian University

The Witness

Editor’s Note: This is an unofficial addition to a much needed conversation taking place at christenacleveland.com entitled “Black to School: African-American Voices at Christian University”, a 7-part series that aims “to affirm and give voice to the long-silenced stories of black students.” As an alumnus of a Christian University, I thought it might be helpful to […]

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The Church

Seedtime and Horror

Lisa Robinson

For the past decade or so, there has been a philosophical principle masquerading as the central point of Christianity and the M.O. for God’s blessings, and it has captivated a good number of Christians.  This philosophy has infiltrated sermons, books and whole churches and is promoted as normative for the Christian life.  Genesis 8:22 has […]

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The Witness

Looking for a Hero

Brian Gault

Have you noticed our obsession with heroes?  It’s everywhere.  It’s in our stories, our movies, and our celebrity culture.  It’s why we pull for Lebron James or the Baltimore Ravens or Team USA.  It’s why we follow John Piper or Barack Obama on Twitter.  It’s why we watch The Dark Knight or The Avengers or […]

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Music The Arts

Jay-Z’s New Magna Carta: Follow the Religion of Self

Bryant Parsons

As a twenty-something year old African-American and native of Jay-Z’s hometown, Brooklyn, my cultural surroundings were embedded with Jay-Z’s music. To say that Jay-Z was celebrated among my peers would be an understatement: the reality is that I had friends who digested his brilliant lyricism for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And many of them, as most inner-city kids […]

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Film & Theater The Arts

Your Prosperity is Too Weak: Why the Preachers of LA and Prosperity Theology Miss It

Rayshawn Graves

Recently, The Gospel Coalition published an article written by Joe Carter called, “Preachers of L.A. Brings the Prosperity Gospel to Reality TV”. I appreciate what Joe Carter had to say in this article, and know that it is going to take many more articles, sermons, and books like this to expose the prosperity gospel for what […]

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