http://suburbanmissionary.org Intelligent, relevant discussion for skeptics, critics, sciolistics, and Christians who care Thu, 06 May 2010 06:45:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I find myself in the beautiful Malibu, California at Pepperdine University for the Pepperdine lectures.  I speak on Friday on one of my favorite axioms or Spencerisms, "the Church is the Hospital for soul sick people"...at least it should be.  Church isn't, nor was it ever supposed to be a ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=75 In my own personal reading and study time today, I read part of Ephesians.  I stopped at Ephesians 3:6 which says  that “the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body…”.  It made me think, if you were an heir of some rich or famous person that you ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=67 It is interesting to spend a day on a labor and delivery wing. Very few places allow you to observe both extreme joy and extreme sorrow at the same moment in time, and in virtually the same place. In one room, someone was delivering a healthy baby girl surrounded by ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=59 Leaving a legacy is a topic I have been thinking about, studying about, preaching about, and now writing about lately.  Leaving a legacy behind when we are gone, of course, includes our children, but it goes far beyond that. Leaving a legacy touches those who watch us, and learn from ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=55 You will often hear me talk about unchurched (no or little church background) or dechurched (formerly churched, now not affiliated) people as we talk about getting out and engaging with the world. Unless you have lived in one of those worlds or are close to people living in those ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=53 Think about how powerful the simple act of forgiveness is and what impact offering it can have on the people around us. Most of us are wronged daily; the wrong meal at lunch, no wave from the guy you let in or who cut you off in traffic, some ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=43 I received a question through email just a few minutes ago from someone asking for some help in answering a question from a friend who emailed her about God's help versus our common sense.  Here was the original email with a few modifications for space and privacy.  My answer follows. ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=36 I love unusual words; however, I hate it when people use them and don't explain them.  We do this in church all the time...we use "Christianese" that most churchgoers are familiar with (although I would guess many don't fully understand some words us preachers like to use) but CEO's (Christmas ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=34 The Stem Cell Debate By Spencer Dunlap, BS Biology, MS Ministry What’s A Stem Cell? As you no doubt know, our bodies are made up of cells. These are little machines that carry out complex activities throughout our lives. Each of these cells, all one hundred trillion of them in your body, have ... http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=30 I am thrilled to begin this blogging adventure with you. I will be working at getting this site up and running exciting and relevant content that is challenging and thought provoking for skeptics, cynics, sciolistics, and Christians. I look forward to blogging with you soon. http://suburbanmissionary.org/?p=1