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Around the Town: Weekly Round-up #2 (2012)
Read more: Around the Town: Weekly Round-up #2 (2012)We have a new logo courtesy of Steve Feld. Thanks so much for the awesome design! This week a spoken word poet named Jefferson Bethke went viral with his video: Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus. The guys over at Resurgence posted this about the video: “We don’t post poetry very often, but we…
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Doing Theology With SNL (Guest Post)
Read more: Doing Theology With SNL (Guest Post)Denver stations want to know: did you find the Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch about Jesus appearing in the Denver Broncos locker room after a big win in Chicago, funny or sacrilegious? If you aren’t a fan of SNL or haven’t seen the sketch it can be viewed at any number of websites including the Denver…
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Ignorant Analysis of Religion: Fair Game
Read more: Ignorant Analysis of Religion: Fair GameGrantland recently published an article from staff writer Charles P. Pierce entitled, “Tebow’s Religion: Fair Game.” While I already knew the sentiment present in the title was true, my evangelicalism bristled at what I feared was about to come. As we’ve noted in other articles here at The Two Cities, Tebow is quite the polarizing…
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Doing Theology with the NFL (Guest Post)
Read more: Doing Theology with the NFL (Guest Post)If you live in Colorado, you will likely hear a news or sports story about Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow at least once a day. However, when the Wall Street Journal Weekend dedicated two pages to Tebow, I knew it was time for pastors to start blogging. Tebow came to Denver in the 2009 draft, simultaneously heralded…
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With Respect for What?
Read more: With Respect for What?What do Derek Jeter, Tim Tebow, Lebron James, and Sidney Crosby have in common? Is each the premier player in their respective sport? No. Are they the highest paid individuals in each league? No. Do they all have the same level of experience, or have they won identical rewards in each of their respective leagues (i.e….
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Too Christian? Reflections on Linus, Tebow, and Paul
Read more: Too Christian? Reflections on Linus, Tebow, and PaulSurvey anyone within the church, and if they are honest, they will let you know that there is at least one approach or method for sharing the gospel that makes them cringe. It’s not that there isn’t excitement about the spreading of the news of Jesus and His redemptive work to redeem and restore mankind….