Excellent interview with Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, the filmmakers of Jesus Camp, conducted by Canadian evangelical film critic Peter Chattaway.
Pick Me!
August 9, 2006 By
Each March, for the past six years, I’ve attended the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin and have always wondered why there were no panels on faith or spirituality. The Internet has made a huge impact on how people interact with each other and this area in particular has always fascinated me. Will “cyberchurches” replace megachurches? Can people worship together when they’ve never physically met? How is the web changing how we talk to each other about faith? I decided I’d like to find out, so I’ve proposed to moderate a panel at next year’s conference.
About 200 other people have made panel proposals, too. Which is where you come in. Check out the handy-dandy Panel Picker and nominate the ten best ideas. It’s ok if you don’t think mine is one of them. But if you’re intrigued, and are going to be there (hey, even if you’re not going to be there), do me a favour and throw me a vote. My proposal is under the “Community” and “Miscellaneous” categories, and is entitled “Ghost in the Machine: Spirituality Online.”
Your input on the panel is welcome as well.
Who Has God On Their Side?
June 8, 2006 By
I clicked on a strange Google Ad today. Nice to see that Campus Crusade for Christ is using the World Cup as an evangelistic opportunity. Jesus And The World Cup is basically an evangelistic tract laid out in the green and gold of Brazil’s team colours. Is this a hint as to whom God favours?
My favourite quote from the page: “If soccer is your source of happiness, then your life can go up and down.”
God Laughs and Plays
April 5, 2006 By
Author David James Duncan has a new book out, entitled God Laughs and Plays. He calls it “a collection of what I call “churchless sermons” united by my belief that the way of life preached and embodied by Jesus in the Gospels is meant to be an example to Christians.” I’ve read his collection of short stories, River Teeth, and heard him read at a conference about ten years ago, and this new book intrigues me. The title is based on a beautiful quote from mystic Meister Eckhart:
Be as sure of it as you are that God lives: at the least good deed done here in this world, the least bit of good will, the least good desire, God laughs and plays.
Powells has a very interesting interview with him on their site.
Calvin College Hosts Sigur Rós
March 25, 2006 By
Though the concert happened more than a month ago, I just discovered this interesting commentary on Icelandic band Sigur Rós’ concert at my alma mater Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Calvin is a liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church and for me continues to exemplify the best example of what a thoughtful Christian education can be.
As part of a regular series, the school hosted a question and answer session with the band before the show, which you can listen to as an MP3 file. This unique approach allowed not only the audience to get to know the band, but the band to understand a little bit about the people for whom they were performing. What a great idea.
Also, it’s nice to see that I’m not the only person who raves about the feelings of transcendence that the band’s live performances inspire.
P.S. More love for Calvin: the Director of Student Activities, Kate Bowman Johnson, keeps a wonderully-titled blog called Evangelical Expatriate. And former student Ben Reed blogs thoughtfully and often hilariously about the evangelical subculture over at Christian Retail.
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