http://evancurry.com seeking. searching. finding? Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:39:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” 40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and ... http://evancurry.com/2012/01/24/an-alternative-reality/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jesus & Pilate"][/caption] Silence is awkward. We don’t really do well with silence, do we? We are so used to talking. We are so used to being around other people. We are so used to having the TV on while we listening to Pandora on our ... http://evancurry.com/2012/01/12/jesus-silent-before-pilate/ N.T. Wright is interviewed on Fox News around the ideas present in his book Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters. As you may know, N.T. Wright is one of my favorite New Testament scholars, and I love how rational yet ... http://evancurry.com/2011/12/02/nt-wright-on-fox-news/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="280" caption="Protester at Occupy Wall Street"][/caption] I will first admit. I haven't paid much attention to Occupy Wall Street/Philly/Etc. I don't really care all that much, to be honest (which has more to do with apathy than anything--to be honest again). However, from what I gather, a bunch ... http://evancurry.com/2011/10/31/my-take-on-occupy-wall-streetphillytokyolondonoakland/ Mark 3:31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.” 33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked. 34 Then he looked at ... http://evancurry.com/2011/10/25/gods-will-for-your-life/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Telling God's Story"][/caption] First, let me apologize for the lack of involvement on the part of myself with the blogosphere. Life has been very, very busy. I am still alive, and I hope to write more often now that things seem to have simmered down. As you may ... http://evancurry.com/2011/10/14/teaching-your-children-the-bible/ Last night, I finished Richard Hays' The Moral Vision of the New Testament, and, after I read the last page of 471 pages, I wanted to shout "Yes!" and dance around my apartment. The problem: my kids were sleeping. So, instead, I did what any good American would do -- ... http://evancurry.com/2011/08/10/are-we-sure-god-did-create-the-universe/ If you're like me, "How should I teach the Bible to my children?" is a question you've more than just mulled over. I've tried and have struggled with how to teach my children the Bible. I tried the cover-to-cover approach, but lost their interest somewhere in Exodus. I also tried ... http://evancurry.com/2011/07/27/how-should-i-teach-the-bible-to-my-children/ By know, you should already know that Norway was subjected to a terrorist attack (both a bombing and a mass slaughtering). But what most shocking to many people is the terrorist's religion was not Islam but, according to the terrorist, Christian. Anders Behring Breivik, 32, killed numerous individuals in the ... http://evancurry.com/2011/07/25/what-happens-in-norway-doesnt-stay-in-norway/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="162" caption=""Erasing Hell" by Francis Chan"][/caption] I was honored to receive a pre-published copy of Francis Chan’s (and Preston Sprinke’s) soon-to-be-released book called Erasing Hell: what God said about eternity, and the things we made up from its publisher David Cook. To be quite honest, I’ve never read ... http://evancurry.com/2011/07/04/pre-release-review-of-francis-chans-erasing-hell/