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Thoughts on the intersection of religion and sports
Further to my interview with Tom Krattenmaker (to appear in Cultural Encounters Volume 6, Number 1), we were both interviewed for this article. My expanded thoughts on the intersection of religion and sports – and particularly with regard the current interest in the Tim Tebow/Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad – appear below.
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Dr. Paul Louis Metzger interviews Tom Krattenmaker of USA Today on religion and sports
You can learn a lot about the relation of American religion and sports from journalist Tom Krattenmaker. You can also learn a lot about Tom Krattenmaker from his personal story with American religion and sports.
So, who is Tom Krattenmaker? Tom serves as a member of USA TODAY’s editorial Board of Contributors and writes [...]
Corporate Takeovers for Jesus
Corporate takeovers for Jesus
The culture wars have entered the economic realm. What are your thoughts? If you, like me, feel this is wrong-headed for a variety of reasons, then why? What may be a better way to engage this issue?
Endangered Species: Creative Humans
Check out this link http://www.sirkenrobinson.com/
It’s a clip of Sir Ken Robinson, an “internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources”. He claims that we get educated out of our creative capacity, and that ”if we’re not prepared to be wrong, we will never come up with anything original.” Very interesting.
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Do you get me, Jesus?
If you’ve read any of my recent blogs you know that this season for me at New Wine is one of coming to terms with some “loose ends” in my soul. Just this past weekend a friend of mine, who happens to be a gifted therapist, offered me some help with one of those loose ends when he [...]