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Engaging New Atheists: Agreeing with Christopher Hitchens
BY: Denis Haack
Films like Fight Club (1999), Garden State (2004), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), and The Golden Compass (2007) explicitly raise searching questions on perennial issues: the meaning of being human, the problem of evil, the need for significance, and the possibility of transcendence. At the same time and seemingly in sharp contrast, an impressive number of assertive—some would say aggressive or militant—voices are arguing that unbelief is the only possible option for thinking people today.
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Everything Is Broken
BY: Denis Haack
Sometimes the simplest songs are best. I'm not
thinking of simplistic music, the sort of mindless jingles
that assault us in service of consumerist and religious propaganda. Quite the opposite--I'm thinking of music so finely crafted that it captures a richly nuanced slice of reality without wasting a word or a note.
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Faster
BY: Margie Haack
Although I'm convinced most of us travel too fast for our own good, and need to join me in a little ranting about the speed of life, I have reason to notice it more because I have less choice about my speed. It is slower and slower.
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Halloween: A Distinctly Christian Holiday
BY: James Jordan
It has become routine in October for some Christian schools to send out letters warning parents about the evils of Halloween, however we should not forget that originally Halloween was a Christian custom.
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Hearing is Not Knowing
BY: Denis Haack
Moving from hearing to knowing is a process that takes time. The problem is that many of us are too impatient.
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On my desk is a little vase of flowers cut from our yard, a little reminder of the beauty that is all around if we only have eyes to see. I've needed that reminder after reading the latest news of the horrific oil spill in the Gulf. Such glory in this world, such brokenness. Such hope, such deep need for redemption. These are the realities of life and death we seek to explore on this web site. Thank you for visiting.
Denis & Margie
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