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Sheldon C. Good
How 9/11 has Shaped our Collective Struggle
Monday, September 12th, 2011
The events of 9/11 retain a powerful grip on our collective consciousness. Nearly every American adult can answer “what were you doing during the attacks?” Personally and collectively, we’ve been profoundly shaped by 9/11.
But new research shows how we can be conflicted between ideals and application. We struggle to implement our values into our lives and our public policy. This raises serious questions about what it means to live as followers of Jesus in an increasingly diverse post-9/11 country.
New research from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and from the Public Religion Research Institute and Brookings Institute says:
Does Sunday School Have A Future?
Monday, June 27th, 2011
Sunday school. It was one of the main reasons I enjoyed church as a child. As a young adult, it sometimes still is. But there’s a conversation brewing: Does Sunday school have a future? I think so, though it may not involve Sunday or school.
Sunday school has and will continue to look different for churches across the country. Since its creation in 18th-century England, some congregations have followed Sunday school’s traditional form — to teach children the Bible, protecting them from becoming casualties of social sins.
What Would Jesus’ Commencement Speech Say?
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
When young people graduate, they’re often told to follow their dreams. Change the world. After all, the sky’s the limit.
But what if you don’t know what you want to be when you grow up or lack the required social positioning to achieve it?
There are always limits to following self-centered dreams. But if we posture ourselves as “living sacrifices” seeking God’s dreams and God’s will, the possibilities really are endless.
