Christian Thought

.22 caliber bullets ripping into the bodies of nineteen people in Tuscon, Arizona, was just the beginning of the wounds felt in America in the last few days. A disconnected young man, a handgun, and a scrambled mind is all it took for one minute of horror to erupt in the sheer ordinariness of a […]

Over a period of decades millions of people have tuned into the granddaddy of television-evangelism church services: the Crystal Cathedral of Dr. Robert H. Schuller. But from the start it has not been without controversy. Schuller’s unapologetic philosophy of ministry was to address the emotional brokenness in people and make them feel better about themselves.

[New to The Brook Network? You may benefit by having new postings delivered via email, RSS feed, or Twitter] Thinking about making some New Year’s resolutions? The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards began as a list of 21 when he was a young man. Edwards, considered by many the greatest theologian in American history and a

Thanks to all of you who have stopped by the website of The Brook Network since we opened up just a few months ago. You are from all 50 states and 82 different countries. And here are the top posts you visited or invited others to visit in 2010… #5 Muhammad and Jesus #4 If They Ain’t

Millions of us have watched one or more of the viral videos of people in public places being surprised by a covert choir starting the Hallelujah Chorus or some other major production (called “flash mobs”). The places have been shopping malls, train stations, outdoor squares. What is really great is watching the surprise on people’s

Today the World Evangelical Alliance issued this statement of disappointment with China. News Release October 17, 2010 The WEA is very disappointed over the absence of the Christian Delegation from China at the Third Lausanne Congress As 4,500 participants from around the world gather together for the Third Lausanne Congress in Cape Town, the World

When I was in the registration area of the hall where the participants for Cape Town 2010 were gathering earlier today, the cultural and national diversity of the crowd gathering was truly stunning. Faces of Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, North America; the language of one conversation blending into the conversation of the one next;

For those of you wondering what the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization is (especially that last word), go ahead and substitute “witness.” It is not that “evangelization” is a meaningless word. It comes from medieval ecclesiastical Latin evangelizare, which means to spread the gospel (evangel in the New Testament). But if the “-ization” part

Come with me to Cape Town. Seriously. In one week I leave for Cape Town, South Africa to be part of a historic event: the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. And I’d like to take you with me. I want to be your eyes and ears through frequent postings on Facebook, Twitter, The Brook Letter (email),

American students are at the top rank of confidence in their academic abilities, even though more than 20 other countries rank higher in actual academic ability. Now it turns out, according to a study done by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, that though America is one of the most “religious” nations in

The news coming out of Atlanta last week that one of the most influential church leaders in the country, Bishop Eddie Long of Atlanta, had been accused by four young men of sexual impropriety is tragic and all-too-common. After the Ted Haggard scandal and scores of others before him, we grow calloused to such news.