Beyond the Box

Beyond the Box returns this week with yet another focus on history.  From Constantine’s vision of the symbol of the cross and an alleged promise of successful military advances under that sign to the Crusades, the Reformers, and modern political activists, “the church” has long utilized the sword, both figuratively and literally, to put opposition [...]

[I modified the date on this post so that it immediately follows the episode "Know Your Heritage" in the order of the posts on this site.  This post was actually written on May 1, 2009, if it matters to anyone!] In response to our episode called “Know Your Heritage”, a discussion of Bible translations arose. [...]

This is an episode that we have wanted to do for a long time!  And the time has finally come. Many believers are aware of church councils and creeds that exist in our “church history”, and many of them unknowingly (or even knowingly) use the decisions of those councils in their understanding of doctrinal issues. [...]

Despite our best intentions, it was not possible to record an episode this week, so we hope you’ll check back next week for the latest of Beyond the Box. Tweet This Post Post to Delicious Digg This Post Post to Facebook Post to FriendFeed Post to Google Buzz Send Gmail Post to LinkedIn Post to [...]

In the words of Phil Vischer (creator of Big Idea Productions – home of VeggieTales), many Christians view “impact” for the kingdom in similar ways that corporations and businesses view success in their companies.  Bigger is better, and anything that’s not reaching thousands or millions is “inefficient”. Continuing some of the thoughts in recent episodes [...]

In the last episode (Christian Celebrity), Ray and Steve talked about the danger of putting leaders on a pedestal. The higher they are, the harder they fall, to paraphrase a saying. In a recent phone conversation between Jeff Roney and Steve, Jeff asked the question, “What do we do when leaders fall?” It’s a great [...]