March 2010

Jesus and Hitler Atone for our Sins?

by Mark Van Steenwyk 29 March 2010

Hitler and Jesus have more in common than we’re willing to realize. Yes, one is understood as Evil Incarnate while the other is often affirmed as God Incarnate. While this would certainly place them on opposite ends of a spectrum, they share that spectrum: that of being gods in our modern Western mythology.

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Jesus is Lord! Post-Easter Pilgrimage and celebration: April 5

by Administrator 28 March 2010

April 5, 2010
Jesus is Lord! Post-Easter Pilgrimage and celebration
10:45 a.m. Gather at Rogers Park*
11 a.m. Start walk to Goshen College
Noon Arrive at Broken Shield on campus†
You are invited to a festive post-Easter celebration of our allegiance to the risen Christ and his way of shalom! Over 1,200 people from across the Mennonite Church and beyond [...]

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Holy Ship…(Part 3)

by Brian Johnson 23 March 2010

In Part 1 of this series, I explored and critiqued the phenomenon of Christian music cruises as a whole. Part 2 compared two songs (“Salvadoran Woman” and “Something Beautiful”) to reveal the a-historic, abstract, individualistic nature of contemporary American Christian music. In the final part of this series, I engage the Biblical tradition and point [...]

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Goshen College Bows to Nationalism

by Andy Alexis-Baker 23 March 2010

With media from all over the U.S. in attendance, Goshen College played the national anthem for the first time today. Before playing the anthem they announced that Goshen is a “Christ-centered” institution which believes in peace. Then, after several statements about the college’s core identity, hospitality and welcome, and respect for people’s differing opinions, they [...]

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Holy Ship? (part 2)

by Brian Johnson 22 March 2010

Part 1 explored and critiqued the phenomenon of Christian music cruises as a whole. Part 2 now breaks apart the concept to focus, intensively, on the element of music and what it means for the cruises and for Christians.
A random grab from K Love Radio streaming on the web last Monday afternoon yielded a fantastically [...]

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Holy Ship! (part 1)

by Brian Johnson 20 March 2010

K-Love Radio runs advertisements every day for cruises with Christian rock artists. Just imagine: five luxurious days and nights spent snacking on lobster bites, working on the perfect tan and listening to Toby Mack praise Jesus on the main deck. Third Day hosts the next cruise, along with special guests Newsboys, 4Him, Thousand Foot [...]

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The price of carbon

by MariaKirby 19 March 2010

I must confess I’m angry. I’m angry at all those Christian people asking me for donations to help out some poor person in Haiti, Africa, or Asia. I’m angry with all those people who want to pray for peace. And I’m angry with church goers who give up TV, facebook, chocolate, or [...]

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The Iconocast Episode 2: Ched Myers

by the Iconocast Collective 18 March 2010

In this episode, co-hosts Sarah Lynne Anderson and Eliacin Rosario-Cruz interview Ched Myers, activist, educator, and the author of a number of books–inclucing “Binding the Strongman”.

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Solidarity and Resistance in Community 4: A Death to Death

by Dan Oudshoorn 17 March 2010

Therefore, if we are hoping to be involved in communities of new creation, committed to life, love, solidarity, and justice; then we must also be committed to resisting and destroying that which is given over to death, hatred, alienation and injustice.

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Abstract Jesus

by Broderick Greer 16 March 2010

When You’re far away, disembodied, and abstract,
You’re a lot easier. When Your message is a cold
museum rather than a living Word, You’re a lot
easier. When You a faint memory instead of a
breathing reality, I can remain a comfortable
distance from You.
I want to confine You to intellectual conversation
and Sunday morning presentation. I want to limit
You to [...]

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