Culture Archive

  • From the various blogs I follow in Google Reader, here are the things that stood out or were especially noteworthy in August: Worship Discussion: Should Song Verses be Sung by... 0

    Things I Starred This Month: August

    From the various blogs I follow in Google Reader, here are the things that stood out or were especially noteworthy in August: Worship Discussion: Should Song Verses be Sung by...

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  •   Pop Christian Music is an interesting thing. I’ve heard (and read) about pastors and churches encouraging their members with “30 Day Challenges,” where you’re encouraged to listen to ONLY... 2

    “He Said” by Group 1 Crew: A Theological Prespective

      Pop Christian Music is an interesting thing. I’ve heard (and read) about pastors and churches encouraging their members with “30 Day Challenges,” where you’re encouraged to listen to ONLY...

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  • Last week, Indiana announced that the state will no longer require teaching cursive writing to students and instead will focus on keyboard skills. You can read about the decision over... 0

    RIP Cursive and What it Means for the Church

    Last week, Indiana announced that the state will no longer require teaching cursive writing to students and instead will focus on keyboard skills. You can read about the decision over...

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  • Last night at Merge (Journey’s weeknight Bible study) we covered an unusual topic for a Bible study: Facebook. Specifically, is Facebook a good thing for Christians to be a part... 1

    Would Jesus be on Facebook?

    Last night at Merge (Journey’s weeknight Bible study) we covered an unusual topic for a Bible study: Facebook. Specifically, is Facebook a good thing for Christians to be a part...

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  • If you happen to follow me on Twitter (@mlstarner) or on Facebook, you probably notice that I’m often talking about swing dancing. Over the summer, a few folks at Journey... 1

    Unexpected Lessons: Swing Dancing

    If you happen to follow me on Twitter (@mlstarner) or on Facebook, you probably notice that I’m often talking about swing dancing. Over the summer, a few folks at Journey...

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  • Like all Americans who were old enough to know what was going on, the memory of what happened on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 has been seared in our minds forever…... 0

    Remembering…

    Like all Americans who were old enough to know what was going on, the memory of what happened on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 has been seared in our minds forever…...

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  • I came across a blog post by Kem Meyer via Tim Stevens the other day (I subscribe to Kem’s blog, but somehow missed this gem!). I’ve written before about the... 0

    Are you a slactivist?

    I came across a blog post by Kem Meyer via Tim Stevens the other day (I subscribe to Kem’s blog, but somehow missed this gem!). I’ve written before about the...

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  • A while back I came across a blog post by Steven Furtick in which he (admittedly) shamelessly ripped off a challenge by Craig Groeschel that said “If you think something... 0

    If you think something good…

    A while back I came across a blog post by Steven Furtick in which he (admittedly) shamelessly ripped off a challenge by Craig Groeschel that said “If you think something...

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  • I’ve gotten a lot of requests for the notes from Merge (Journey’s weeknight bible study/discussion group) – specifically for the notes from a couple of weeks ago but also for... 3

    What Makes a Bad Word Bad?

    I’ve gotten a lot of requests for the notes from Merge (Journey’s weeknight bible study/discussion group) – specifically for the notes from a couple of weeks ago but also for...

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  • Some of you may have guessed just by reading the title of this post what it’s going to be about. If you’re not on Facebook (and why aren’t you?! The... 8

    Facebook, Bras and Lines

    Some of you may have guessed just by reading the title of this post what it’s going to be about. If you’re not on Facebook (and why aren’t you?! The...

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