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Resources

Note: This page is way out of date. I just don't have the time to keep up the index. However, the SEARCH page for this site is quite good, especially the Google search. So you can find almost anything you need by searching.

Thanks for your understanding.

Index (click on topic)

Anti-Semitism
Biblical History
Biblical Worldview
Christmas
Church
Church Websites
Couple's Garden
Da Vinci Code
Discipleship

Easter & Holy Week
EpiscopalianismEuropean Reflections
Harry Potter
Harvard
Interviews
Jesus: Questions and Answers
Judaism
Movie Content Screening
Movie Reviews

Passion of the Christ, The
Salt and Light
Spiritual Gifts
Visual Arts in Faith and Worship
Women in Ministry
Worship
Youth Ministry

Topics:

Anti-Semitism

An Appeal to Christians and Jews:
           Don't Turn the Passion into a Cause for Division Between Jews and Christians

Anti-Semitism Today: A Personal Response

Biblical History: Beautiful art married to biblical history.

Biblical Worldview: Developing a Biblical Worldview in 2004, 12-part series

Christmas:

On the true meaning of Christmas.
Is Christmas pagan? A 2-part blog.
Lots of great Christmas links.
My series: The Birth of Jesus: Hype or History?

Church

Lessons from a Church in Crisis (the Episcopal Church in Los Angeles)
Church: What Really Matters?

Churches with Great Websites:

First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Hollywood, CA
San Clemente Presbyterian Church, San Clemente, CA

Couple's Garden

"Five Keys to a Thriving Marriage," 2004

Culture and Christ

Cultural Impact or Cultural Irrelevance: A Christian Dilemma
Salt and Light

Da Vinci Code?

For my views on the Da Vinci Code.
For a responsible treatment of Mary Magdalene, see this link and others at the site.
Was Jesus Married?

Discipleship

Cultural Impact or Cultural Irrelevance: A Christian Dilemma

Easter and Holy Week

The Seven Last Words of Jesus
Easter from the Other Side of the Pulpit

Episcopalianism

Lessons from a Church in Crisis
Christian Inclusiveness

European Reflections

European Reflections Series

Harry Potter: Should Christians read Harry Potter or see his movies?

Harvard: Harvard Ironies: Stories of Faith at "Godless" Harvard

Interviews

Tod Bolsinger, author of It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian

Jesus: Questions and Answers

Was Jesus Married?
What Language(s) Did Jesus Speak and Why Does It Matter?
How Can We Know Anything About the Real Jesus?
Recovering the Scandal of the Cross
What Was the Message of Jesus?
The Birth of Jesus: Hype or History?
Was Jesus Divine?

Judaism

Mad Max and the Maccabees (introduction to the Maccabean literature)

Movie Content Screening : Help for parents who wonder if a movie is appropriate for a child.

Movie Reviews

The Passion of the Christ: My In-Depth Review.
What Can We Learn from the Movie Judas?

Passion of the Christ, The

My In-Depth Review
An Appeal to Jews and Christians:
        Don't Turn the Passion Film Into a Cause for Division Between Jews and Christians
Anti-Semitism Today -- A Personal Response
Gibson Speaks About the Passion
Recovering the Scandal of the Cross
Satan and the Demonic Baby . . . Huh?

Spiritual Gifts: Answers to Common Questions.

Visual Arts: Visual Arts in Faith and Worship

Women in Ministry: Some helpful writings

Worship

The Soul of Worship: Worship from a Biblical Perspective
The "Basics for Worship" Statement of Irvine Presbyterian Church.
Soulful Silence: Our Need for Quiet in Worship
What is Ash Wednesday?
What is Lent?
Visual Arts in Faith and Worship
Easter from the Other Side of the Pulpit
Blogging on Worship

Youth Ministry: All you'll ever need to know about youth ministry. Click here