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Jim and Casper were just at the Conversation Evangelism Conference May 16-17. Here’s the podcast of their first talk:
Is This What Jesus Told You Guys To Do? by Jim Henderson & Matt Casper
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(We are posting more podcasts from the conference here)
Traci and I are officially back in the saddle.
As the title of this post suggests, you’ll soon enjoy the treat of reading Traci again. Specifically, you’ll read her take on a visit we had with some lovely suburban Catholic sisters two days ago. (Not that kind of sister.)
Stay tuned…
For the three of you wondering what ever happened to Beth and Traci Go to Church (Hi, Helen, Jim and Benjamin!), we wanted you to know we’re still here.
As you may have noticed, we haven’t posted since February. (February? Really?) Or maybe it was March. Either way, it’s been awhile.
Traci’s been gardening and crazy-busy writing and editing for Real money. My time’s gone to writing for a fiction-writing class and just general living, my best energy reserves channeled into newly intensified parenting, emotional and academic issues of a child recently diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome.
But we’re still here, and we’re about to get back in the saddle again for the home stretch. Our plan is to don our hats for a couple more church lady visits. We have four items to check off our list before we (I, Beth) can call our Church Rater blog gig complete.
Our List
1) Visit some Catholic sisters at St. Somewhere (and write about it)
2) Whoop it up with a few Charismatic/Pentecostal believers (and post here)
3) Record a podcast with Nick & Josh (if they’ll still have us)
4) Write a contract-grabbing book proposal (Jim? Pointers?)
In the making of this list I wondered if we should include Methodist and Episcopal. Just thinking out loud here.
And yesterday morning as I drove home from the grocery store, that pesky light bulb popped up over my head with an idea that’s too late for this go around. If we could go back, in addition to observing I’d make it a point to ask a woman or two the following specific question.
“What does being a Christian mean to you and to a woman in this church tradition?“
I think the answers would be informative and revelatory, adding a more concrete component to the usual devastatingly entertaining take on our visits. More journalistic, less restaurant review-like. Hm. Maybe that’ll be a future project. (I dream of taking it on the road to explore what it’s like for women in countries all around the world to be followers of Christ. To me, THAT would make for fascinating reading.)
So stay tuned. You haven’t quite read the final word from us yet . . .
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Zack, who went to high school with Matt Casper, has posted an excellent interview with Casper on his blog, Revolution in Jesusland. Here’s a taste
RIJ: Since the publication of the book, have you spoken in churches at all? And what’s been the response to you as an outsider who still has not become a believer?
MC: Yes, I have. And it’s been a blast. Most people really want to hear what I have to say. I get stopped in the lobby or in the elevator at such events by people thanking me for helping them become better Christians. Far out. It’s like thanking Christopher Reeve for helping you become a better swimmer.
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