Archive for November, 2007

A Little History… What Teens Want

November 30th, 2007 by Dale Fincher

Today I stumbled upon a brief talk I gave at an annual RZIM event in 2004. The audience was packed with professionals, where I shared about teen culture. After this talk, a woman approached me, saying I need to write my ideas and message to teens. A few minutes later she connected me to a [...]

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Short Review of LWQ

November 28th, 2007 by Dale Fincher

Amy Sondova is editor of Youth Ministry Exchange. After reflecting in her blog on the freebies given at the Atlanta National Youth Workers Convention, she gives an ever so brief review of my book that made my day: Living with Questions by Dale Fincher (YS/Invert)–I love this book. It’s a new take on Christian “apologetics”, [...]

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What is the Opposite of Love?

November 21st, 2007 by Dale Fincher

I recently finished Annie Dillard’s, The Writing Life. She smooths out the lines between practical life and metaphor, between things and their meanings. I’ve read a good portion of Tinker Creek and Firm, but I need to read her more. When we open ourselves up to others, whether present in person or present in print, [...]

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Evangelicals Fear the Loss of Their Teens

November 13th, 2007 by Dale Fincher

This NYT article still rings true a year later. While I don’t think the plight is as problematic as our statistically based alarmism shows, we are running on old models of what American teens want and need and how to reach them. They are exploring questions of truth and meaning, reading Nietzsche and Sartre, inoculated [...]

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A healthier transition to college life

November 5th, 2007 by Dale Fincher

From the Christian Counseling Connection: “Fuller Seminary has launched a three-year study to determine why so many college students are leaving the Church. It is estimated between 65% and 94% of high school students stop attending after they graduate. The struggles students were found to have when making the shift into college were related to [...]

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fledge | Faith: Sloppy Definitions

November 2nd, 2007 by Dale Fincher

The latest edition of fledge is out. It’s on the lost word “faith.” With this issue, we’ve created a new podcast as well–the first of its kind and I’m excited about it! Let me know what you think. To listen, go here. To read, go here. To subscribe to fledge (issued bi-monthly), go here.

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Some Christian Pastors Embrace Scientology