Top of the Blogs this week
David Ould reviews a children’s book which chooses to use Socrates, rather than Jesus as the basis for its motto: “Do Unto Otters is a great book, but the Socrates quotation on the back cover betrays an attitude to Jesus that is so pervasive in our culture. We teach our children to be nice to the otters but we’d all rather have Socrates. Let’s face it, given the choice most of us would just rather than we and the otters left each other alone. Jesus’ call to love them sacrificially is just a little too much, isn’t it? It’s ok for the kids, but then they don’t have to seriously consider what might be at stake, and so for this and a host of other reasons we weasel out of bringing Jesus into play.” Read full blog here.
18 propositions on Christian public relations on social issues –
As Nathan Campbell thinks about how he’d frame a media release regarding the Christian view of the gay marriage debate, he expounds the guiding assumptions he’d bring to the task. Read full blog here.
Crossing the boundaries of faith to fight poverty – Huff Post Religion blog, World Vision President Richard Sterns
“It is true that faith-based and secular organizations have their differences. Sometimes disagreements run deep. But we must learn to respect each other’s differences. We should not ask religious groups to violate their beliefs. Yet, while nearly 21,000 children die everyday of largely preventable causes, we must not allow our differences to hinder our progress when the contributions of all are desperately needed.” Read full blog here.
“Today is one of those days. Actually, today is one of those months. I’ve been sitting here feeling empty and sad since the funeral of one of our close friends in June. It feels like there’s nothing new in my head.” Naomi Reed talks about her struggle with writer’s block and the prayer she prays. Read full blog here.
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