This is a quotation from Christine Walker’s The Fall of the Evangelical Nation that I found via this post on The Suburban Christian:
A large reason megachurches grow is because of where they usually locate—in burgeoning suburbs. Young families, attracted to the suburbs’ less-expensive housing, want religion for their children. They’re energetic, and they have rising [...]

The opening lines from Christopher West’s article about the theology of sex over at Breakpoint have been stuck in my head all day:
If the typical Christian in our culture spilled the contents of his mind on a table, ideas about sex would probably look a lot more like Hugh Hefner’s vision than the apostle Paul’s…. [...]

IV Press’ Addenda & Errata blog has a post up calling writers and readers alike to stop and think before applying the labels “liberal” or “conservative” to theological positions and observations. It’s not that those labels are always inappropriate—rather that they make it too easy for us to lazily categorize views as one or the [...]

The Westboro Baptist Church has “graced” the pages of Think Xian before. But I was sent the following and wanted to pass it on…not that I think there are any sympathizers here. (Although some may agree with their beliefs but not their methods.)
Apparently WBC was “inspired” by the soap operish murder scenario of the pregnant [...]

Crunchy-Con has a post up about a suburban family giving gifts to a family that lives in a trailer park. Read the full post here.
All 30—30!—of the beneficent visitors pile into the trailer to watch the scraggly urchins open their gifts. And the guy leaves satisfied that his children now know the True Meaning [...]

Recently, my family attended a very flashy worship service: lights, cameras, rock and roll. I’ll admit even to my younger senses the ambiance proved to be distracting; however, this visual and aural assault really bothered my father. I don’t think this is a, “Oh, he’s just stuck in his ways” issue either.
Because music [...]

Remember the buzz last year about the third-century Gnostic “Gospel of Judas,” which allegedly cast Judas as a hero (rather than villain) of the Gospel story? We noted it here at TC, and it generated a fair amount of controversy and discussion, hitting the public eye just as the hype around the Da Vinci Code [...]

Dan Reid at the Addenda & Errata blog has had enough of Christians talking about “building God’s Kingdom”. He argues that this innocent-sounding phrase, used often by Christians who haven’t thought through what it fully means, incorrectly suggests that it’s our responsibility to bring about God’s Kingdom through our actions:
Where exactly do we get the [...]

The video below is of Bono accepting the honorary Chairman’s Award at the NAACP Awards last Spring. He finishes an inspiring acceptance speech with as much fire and passion as any African-American preacher.
Preach it!

Very funny/poignant song…Left Behind (The Rapture Song)