Category: Beyond the Shire

Anne Rice and being Christian

Anne Rice's recent declaration that she has given up on Christianity begs the question: What does it mean to call oneself a Christian?
By Charlie on August 2, 2010 12:10 AM | 6 Comments

50 things...

Joe Carter lists 100 man-rules.
By Charlie on July 30, 2010 1:42 PM

O Holy Night

Advent devotional from the A-Team Blog.
By Charlie on December 11, 2009 6:28 AM

Blue whale crooners

Some surprising changes in the songs of the blue whale.
By Charlie on December 3, 2009 11:54 PM | 1 Comment

It is well with my soul

Nov. 22, 1873: a terrible tragedy inspires a great hymn.
By Charlie on November 21, 2009 10:43 AM

Confessing our national guilt

When a nation sins, how should it repent and attempt to heal the wounds of the past? Australia's National Sorry Day gives us a useful model.
By Charlie on May 26, 2009 8:32 AM | 1 Comment

Just give us a straight answer

Parables, questions, the empty tomb... Why couldn't Jesus just tell us plainly who he was?
By Charlie on April 19, 2009 7:16 PM | 1 TrackBack

Deconstructing Bart Ehrman

Biblical scholar and NT professor Ben Witherington takes on the arguments against Jesus presented in Bart Ehrman's popular new book, "Jesus, Interrupted."
By Charlie on April 9, 2009 2:14 PM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBack

Catez on Slumdog Millionaire

Catez Stevens of AllThings2All shares her thoughts on Slumdog Millionaire.
By Charlie on April 7, 2009 6:54 PM | 2 Comments

Recalibrating our lives

Pastor David Wayne is being treated for advanced colon cancer. Through this frightening illness, he is gaining new insights about God.
By Charlie on March 24, 2009 10:35 PM | 4 Comments

Pray for David Wayne

Pray for my friend, Pastor David Wayne.
By Charlie on December 22, 2008 12:15 AM | 4 Comments

The myth of private vice

Are there really any "private" moral choices, or is it true that our immoral acts affect the society we are part of?
By Charlie on September 21, 2008 10:01 PM | 3 Comments

Dreams

Do you have dreams? Kent Couch always dreamed of flying above the clouds, and he finally did just that. God has dreams, too.
By Charlie on July 8, 2008 9:11 AM

Mark Daniels on character and hope-shifting

Mark Daniels comments on presidential character and shifting hopes.
By Charlie on February 2, 2008 2:30 PM

Questions of balance

What does it mean to live life in balance?
By Charlie on December 19, 2007 8:46 AM | 1 Comment

Thoughts on the glory of the Lord

Ben Witherington talks about the meaning of the prophecy from Isaiah 40:5, "Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people shall see it together."
By Charlie on December 18, 2007 8:38 AM

Korean hostages to be freed

An agreement has been reached for the release of the Korean Christian missionaries in Afghanistan.
By Charlie on August 28, 2007 8:08 AM | 1 Comment

Joe Carter's Top 100

The Evangelical Outpost recognizes a distinguished group of Christian bloggers.
By Charlie on July 17, 2007 10:53 PM | 2 Comments

Why Fido won't fetch

Gullible Japanese fleeced in poodle scam.
By Charlie on April 27, 2007 9:48 AM | 1 Comment

Virginia Tech and suffering

In the wake of the horrible tragedy at Virginia Tech, some good words on suffering and evil.
By Charlie on April 16, 2007 9:03 PM | 1 Comment

Do thinking and blogging mix?

I am honored with a Thinking Blogger award, and I pay the compliment forward.
By Charlie on April 2, 2007 10:57 PM | 3 Comments | 1 TrackBack

Junk-food conqueror

My Visual DNA.
By Charlie on March 29, 2007 5:20 PM | 1 Comment

Street faith

Faith takes to the streets in southern Mexico.
By Charlie on March 2, 2007 9:33 PM | 1 Comment

The Great Firewall of China

See the web as the Chinese see it.
By Charlie on February 28, 2007 10:28 PM

Wave phrases

Catez Stevens discovers what it means to have only six letters in your vocabulary.
By Charlie on February 6, 2007 11:05 PM | 3 Comments

Carrying our bones

Rachel Barenblat considers Joseph's request that his bones not be left in Egypt, and what it says about our own connections to family and our personal history.
By Charlie on January 6, 2007 11:04 PM | 3 Comments

Gerald Ford: Liberty and responsibility

Mark Daniels thinks that Gerald Ford's presidency illustrates what makes American government work: liberty is wedded to responsibility.
By Charlie on December 28, 2006 11:23 AM | 1 Comment

All I want for Christmas

Jan at The View from Her wants more for Christmas.
By Charlie on December 23, 2006 10:14 AM | 3 Comments

No batteries required

Mark Daniels is opening a meditation on spiritual gifts each day during Advent.
By Charlie on December 13, 2006 11:50 PM

The Nativity Story: Thumbs up

If you're looking for a holiday movie that knows what the holidays are all about, Catez Stevens recommends The Nativity Story.
By Charlie on December 4, 2006 5:00 PM | 1 Comment

Does Evangelicalism foster dishonesty about sin?

Scot McKnight of Jesus Creed suggests there is an evangelical environment that fosters dishonesty about sin.
By Charlie on November 6, 2006 11:28 AM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBack

Smorgasbord

A smorgasbord of posts from other bloggers.
By Charlie on September 9, 2006 2:00 AM | 2 Comments

Christians and politics

Two new websites encourage political conversations between people of faith.
By Charlie on September 8, 2006 12:32 AM

Blogger stew

Allow me to present Julana who writes at Life in the Slow Lane.
By Charlie on September 5, 2006 2:04 PM | 3 Comments | 1 TrackBack

Smorgasbord

A smorgasbord of posts from other bloggers.
By Charlie on August 26, 2006 11:22 AM | 2 Comments

Racism and Middle East politics

What we are witnessing in the Middle East is anti-Semitism, not politics. It is Jew-hatred, not a dispute over borders or rights or Palestinian statehood.
By Charlie on July 26, 2006 10:16 AM | 3 Comments

Mark Daniels on immigration, Part 2

Part 2 of Mark Daniels' discussion on illegal immigration.
By Charlie on April 19, 2006 1:18 PM | 2 Comments

Mark Daniels on immigration

Mark Daniels begins a series on how Christians might approach the illegal immigration debate.
By Charlie on April 17, 2006 4:18 PM

Beauty, power and humor

Some of the recent, excellent posts from AllThings2All, The A-Team Blog, and Mere Orthodoxy.
By Charlie on March 24, 2006 9:07 AM | 4 Comments

Fat Triplets

Some posts worth reading at The Fat Triplets.
By Charlie on March 18, 2006 10:35 PM | 1 Comment

Shari'ah nation

With the spread of radical Islam and , our western values of equality and freedom are at greater risk than ever before.
By Charlie on February 9, 2006 11:13 PM | 1 TrackBack

Tlacolula

For the best tacos in the northern hemisphere...
By Charlie on January 27, 2006 9:35 PM | 3 Comments

Questions, questions

Skye Puppy challenges her readers to answer five questions of great import.
By Charlie on January 5, 2006 5:33 PM | 2 Comments

Spotlight on Darfur 3: Christmas edition

Christmas will not come to Darfur this year.
By Charlie on December 17, 2005 10:32 AM

Silent voices

Evil can only be displaced by men and women who would till the soil for justice and peace.
By Charlie on December 9, 2005 8:29 AM | 6 Comments

What others have to say

Some excellent posts from around the blogosphere.
By Charlie on November 29, 2005 5:29 PM | 5 Comments

Spotlight on Darfur — 2

The humanitarian crisis in the Sudan continues, but the support for the refugees is increasing.
By Charlie on October 22, 2005 1:50 AM

Mark Daniels: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

There is no such thing as instant discipleship. Mark Daniels reflects on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 and the importance of a daily habit of reading the Bible and prayer.
By Charlie on October 17, 2005 10:23 AM | 2 Comments

Spotlight on Darfur

Spotlight on Darfur is an attempt to keep the light of public awareness shining on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Sudan.
By Charlie on August 24, 2005 9:35 AM

The 82nd Christian Carnival

The 82nd Christian Carnival us open.
By Charlie on August 10, 2005 8:54 AM

Christian Carnival LXXXI

Christian Carnival LXXXI is up at Dunmoose the Ageless
By Charlie on August 3, 2005 9:08 AM

A Muslim response to London

Saying "No to Terrorism."
By Charlie on July 12, 2005 12:44 PM

The Darfur Collection at All Things 2 All

The Darfur Collection.
By Charlie on May 16, 2005 12:02 PM

Christian Carnival

The newest Christian Carnival is up.
By Charlie on April 27, 2005 9:48 AM

Next Christian Carnival to be hosted here

Invitation to enter the 65th Christian Carnival
By Charlie on April 7, 2005 8:31 AM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks

Our technicolor heroes

Our heroes have always been actors.
By Charlie on March 7, 2005 8:23 AM

Christian Carnival

Christian Carnival.
By Charlie on February 23, 2005 11:55 AM

Mistaken for gods

It can be so easy, so tempting, to take credit for things we haven't done.
By Charlie on January 28, 2005 6:28 PM | 1 Comment

The Incredibles and the superhero ethic

Superheroes and moral character.
By Charlie on December 7, 2004 12:17 PM

How many angels fit on the head of a pin?

If you need a great resource for answers to the tough questions, the place to go is Sword and Spirit.
By Charlie on December 5, 2004 8:04 PM | 1 TrackBack

Christian Carnival XLIII

Christian Carnival XLIII announcement.
By Charlie on November 11, 2004 8:11 AM | 1 Comment

Welcome Get Religion readers!

Welcome and orientation to Get Religion readers.
By Charlie on November 9, 2004 9:41 AM

Overcoming temptation

Link to a very good post on temptation by La Shawn Barber.
By Charlie on November 8, 2004 11:08 AM | 1 Comment

Was Jesus divine?

Was Jesus divine?
By Charlie on October 14, 2004 1:45 PM | 14 Comments

Christian Carnival

Christian Carnival recommendations.
By Charlie on October 7, 2004 3:12 PM | 1 Comment

Oh, Africa!

Pray for the Sudan.
By Charlie on August 30, 2004 2:07 PM | 1 Comment | 1 TrackBack

A Jewish perspective on Jesus

How do modern Jews feel about Jesus?
By Charlie on August 4, 2004 5:32 PM | 3 Comments

Grand re-opening!

Sword and Spirit launches a redesigned website.
By Charlie on August 2, 2004 4:21 PM | 2 Comments

Acknowledging suffering

Have we become callous to suffering?
By Charlie on July 27, 2004 1:45 PM | 1 Comment

Find rest in God

Finding rest in God.
By Charlie on July 9, 2004 11:26 AM

Mind and heart

What feeds your heart?
By Charlie on May 25, 2004 3:51 PM

Divine foreknowledge and free will

What does God know and when does he know it?
By Charlie on April 17, 2004 12:59 AM

Creeping fundamentalism

Terry Mattingly on Creeping Fundamentalism
By Charlie on April 3, 2004 11:28 AM | 1 Comment

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