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Book Review: Hard Questions, Real Answers

Posted by Paul Nelson | Dec 11, 2012 | Book Reviews, Doing Ministry

Socrates famously stated that the unexamined life is not worth living. Christians should take this maxim to heart, or at least draw comfort from it. The idea that Christians should be unthinking about their faith life is both inaccurate and misleading. While not everyone is called to grapple with Deep Questions About Life, most every Christian experiences at least passing moments when they wonder at more length about certain aspects of their faith and the world around them. Hard Questions, Real Answers by William Lane Craig is intended as a book for these folks. While it may seem to...

Media Review: Silver and Gold by Sufjan Stevens

Posted by Bob Hiller | Dec 11, 2012 | Pop Culture, Youth & Culture

http://music.sufjan.com/ Have you ever had a Christmas where you got the exact toy you wanted, but once you started playing with it, you were mostly disappointed? That is how I felt when I listened to the new Sufjan Stevens Christmas album, Silver and Gold. This is Stevens’ second Christmas album. The first, Songs for Christmas, has become a staple on my Christmas play list. The album is made up of songs Stevens had given to his family as gifts over the years. There are a few songs that are hard to listen to, but otherwise it is full of...