The New Orleans Saints
Written by Administrator   
Monday, 08 February 2010 08:54

saints2In honor of the first-ever Super Bowl appearance - and WIN - by the New Orleans Saints, we share with you again these two pieces by Louisiana native Bert Montgomery:

Katrina stories: Laura Grider Hansen

Jesus on Canal Street: Parytin' with the Lord in the Big Easy

 

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Star-Gazing
Written by Jennifer Harris   
Thursday, 04 February 2010 09:05

stargazingWe were lying on sleeping bags looking up at the stars. Miles away from the nearest electric light, the stars had no competition and dazzled us with clarity and brightness we never experienced at home. "Do you think women can be pastors?" someone asked.

On a mountain in Panama, a diverse group of students from a southern Baptist college were pulled from the never-ending sky into a black hole of controversy.

Years before, I was pulling weeds that had grown through the concrete of a church parking lot. My church youth group had traveled a considerable distance to sing some songs and assist a small church as it struggled to care for its property and minister to a changing neighborhood. So I pulled weeds.

 
The Fate of Women, The Fate of the World?
Written by David Cassady   
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 13:13

TEDtalkEve Ensler, who founded V-Day, which works to end violence against women and girls around the world, recently gave a TED Talk. In it, she argues that the fate of women will also be the fate of our world. Here's a taste (from a CNN article on it):

We are so accustomed to prohibiting girls from being the subjects of their own life that we have turned them into objects: commodities in the marketplace, bodies to be bought and sold and plundered and married off or raped in war. Buying a girl is cheaper than buying a cow in many places.

I have been with boys as well, watched as they have been ridiculed, censored and abused for their tenderness, their doubts, their grief, their need for comfort and protection. I have seen how the tyranny of masculinity has forced boys and then men to cut off their hearts and cast them into a brutal, lonely state of disassociation and isolation.

 
A Grammy Winner Talks to the Faith Lab
Written by Bert Montgomery   
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:51

derektrucksalbumThe Faith Lab congratulates the Derek Trucks Band on their well-deserved Grammy Award for their wonderful Already Free CD!

During the Already Free tour last fall, we caught up with the band in Oxford, Mississippi, and sat down with DTB flutist/keyboardist Kofi Burbridge. In honor of their Grammy win, we're pleased to re-post the Kofi interview and Bert Montgomery's article “Makin' a Joyful Noise.”

Click here to listen to our interview with Kofi.

Click here to read “Makin' a Joyful Noise (Experiencing God via the Derek Trucks Band).”

 
Coming Soon to a Church Near You!
Written by David Adams   
Tuesday, 02 February 2010 18:52
churchI've been searching for a church to join this year. I deeply love the church where I'm a member, but the 60 minute drive-time to attend is a little too much for me. Thus, I'm out "church-shopping" for the first time in my adult life. Last Sunday, as I sat in yet another new church and tried to take careful note of all that was going on around me, it occurred to me that it might be helpful for the various churches that I'm attending if they knew what I'm looking for, so, to that end and to the extent that I can speak for all the other church-shoppers out there, here's what I need to see from you, if you want a shot at getting me or my family to join your church.
 
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