parables of a prodigal world

UPDATE: For all those coming over from the N.T. Wright Page , welcome. Hope you enjoy the audio. Also, take some time to look around the site. Who knows, you might find a reason to subscribe . I just got back from San Francisco where I caught the debate/dialogue between N.T. Wright and Bart Ehrman on the topic of The Problem of Evil . I even got to meet with the good Bishop and thank him personally for his gracious endorsement of Parables of a Prodigal Son . Had to be one of the great thrills of my life. But anyway...without further ado, and as promised, here's the entire audio file of the event (and a few snapshots of the boys in action). (or you can download/play the MP3 File ) Grace and Peace, Raffi Related Posts : Audio: N.T. Wright on Christian Virtue N.T. 'n Me on Piper: Worship, Big Pictures and Geocentricity N.T. Wright and Rob Bell on the Future of the Church Top 10 Things I Learned About the Problem of Evil from N.T. Wright and Bart Ehrman N.T. Wright on Paul, Rom...

I thought long and hard about the angle with which I'd approach the topic of Blog Action Day. I considered a post about how I, an upper-middle class white male living in the United States and having essentially little or no dealings with "the poor," am utterly unworthy to even speak of such an issue. I decided ultimately to incorporate that unworthiness into my topic, and to allow someone to speak on the issue who, in my humble opinion, is worthy and has earned the right to do so. So here's a snippet from N.T. Wright that concerns, generally, the presence of evil in the world and how the Gospel of Jesus Christ speaks to that general issue. It, I believe, is the proper angle from which to view a biblical response to "The Problem of Evil" (and you can replace the term "Evil" here with "Poverty," "Starvation," "Oppression," "Genocide," "Injustice," etc.), i.e., the question of why a good God would all...

Parables of a Prodigal World is poised for one of its biggest weeks to date. On Wednesday, October 15, I'll be participating in Blog Action Day 2008 . Blog Action Day brings blogs from around the world to discuss an issue of global importance. Last year over 20,000 blogs participated by posting about the environment with the hope of sparking a larger discussion. This year Blog Action Day takes on the complex and troubling issue of POVERTY. Here's a promo: Then, on October 16th, I'll be flying up to San Francisco to catch N.T. Wright and Bart Ehrman debate (dialogue?) on the topic A Good God? A Dialogue About the Problem of Suffering and Evil, organized by Socrates in San Francisco . OK, this part's not set in stone. But I'm gonna do my best to record the event and to post it in its entirety here on Friday, October 18th. I've asked the organizers if they would be OK with that, but I haven't gotten a response yet. Assuming I'm asked to leave, I'm g...