Archive for the 'Church' Category

The New Evangelical Scandal

Posted by Derek Perdue on January 22nd, 2009 filed in Church, Culture

On January 15th Matthew Lee Anderson has written a powerful and engaging essay examining the ethos of young evangelicals in “The City.” I think this is an important article to read for anyone who is thinking about the Evangelicalism of tomorrow.

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Giving thanks for Christian Community

Posted by Derek Perdue on November 26th, 2008 filed in Christian Life, Church

It has been a little over six years now that I have been a part of the Christian community that I am in. It hasn’t always been easy, and it is often messy but God has used them in amazing ways to shape me. So I want to say thanks for the church. This may [...]

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The Death of Compassion

Posted by Derek Perdue on November 24th, 2008 filed in Christian Life, Church, Culture

In every election we hear politicians preaching the need to care for the poor, yet the actual care falls far short. One side says that the government should be in charge of looking after the poor, the other says that it is the role of the private sector. Yet, looking at the recent financial scandals it appears that we should not trust the politicians and business community to be any more caring then the private sector. We seem to be lacking the virtue of compassion on all levels.

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