(taped on phone 08/22/07)

BIO: See below on September 5.

QUOTES TO NOTE: Every heresy is built on a neglected truth of Christianity. I contest that the “new age movement,” recognizing that main-line Christianity has downplayed the spiritual ecstasy of the individual. (They) have moved in and said, “We’re going to make a market where Christianity has failed to take advantage of what is at the heart of its genius.”  Christ wants us to not only believe in him, Christ wants to be in us.

Youth was made for heroism. . . We will lose this generation of young people not because we made Christianity too hard for them.  We will lose this generation of young people if we make Christianity too easy for them. 

BEHIND THE SCENES: Last week’s surprise at the end was that it was a two-parter.  After the music, we pick right  up with last week’s cliff-hanger question.

BLOG REFLECTION: can be read here for September 12th.