Unless you have been living under a rock for the past week or perhaps were in a turkey-induced coma since last Thursday, I am sure you have watched the NCFIC panel about “Reformed” Rap: Worship of God Q&A: Holy Hip-Hop And you have read these responses: “Did a NCFIC Panel Really Say That Reformed RappersContinueContinue reading “Rap Redemption: How Not to “Redeem” a Genre”
Author Archives: Chad C. Ashby
Looking Back: A Thanksgiving Reflection
As we all wake up with eater’s guilt–or have already been awake for many hours and are just returning home with shopper’s guilt–Thanksgiving slowly drifts into the memory bank of holidays-of-years-past. However, before we let this Thanksgiving go to usher in the Christmas season, let us take a moment to reflect. Last night, our familyContinueContinue reading “Looking Back: A Thanksgiving Reflection”
A Christmas Playlist for Everyone
It’s not yet Thanksgiving, but as I am sure you are quite aware, you must amass your Christmas season paraphernalia well before the end of November. As soon as Santa comes riding in at the end of the Macy’s Parade, it’s time to pull out the garland and Christmas tunes. It seems that everyContinueContinue reading “A Christmas Playlist for Everyone”
A Traditional Thanksgiving Hymn…about Election?
Today we sang the traditional Thanksgiving hymn “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” as a part of our worship service. This hymn sits in the “Dedication and Thanksgiving” section of our hymnal, and I suspect the editors of The Baptist Hymnal did not read past the first line of the hymn. Stranger still, the Evangelical LutheranContinueContinue reading “A Traditional Thanksgiving Hymn…about Election?”
“We Are Called To Be Christian Strippers”
It is a terrible thing what our Bible translations have become these days. I have a feeling our translations are so tidy and squeaky clean due to our conception of modern rating systems like MPAA. Christian parents want to make sure everything in their child’s Bible is PG. To me, this is the height ofContinueContinue reading ““We Are Called To Be Christian Strippers””
Encouragement to Those with Mundane Lives
These days, each of us have become our own paparazzi, snapping photos of our everyday lives and posting them all over the web for the public eye. Some seek a sense of accomplishment, as though chronicling their life will assign it a measure of significance. Others desire the approval and affirmation of others. As weContinueContinue reading “Encouragement to Those with Mundane Lives”
Where’s the Christ in Esther?
Esther is one of those books of the Bible you probably don’t read that often. If that’s true, it’s a shame. Esther is perhaps the most entertaining, self-contained stories in the entire Bible. It has all the makings of a great play: a cruel villian, an oblivious king, a beautiful country-girl-turned-queen, a wise uncle, aContinueContinue reading “Where’s the Christ in Esther?”