Homework

You can post thoughts here regarding the assignment about "silly talk." If you find a good online reference, please share it here with the rest of the class.

I thumbed through a book last weekend that looks very good. If any of you have read it, I would love to hear your thoughts. It is called "Speaking My Mind" by Tony Campolo.

Speaking My Mind (2004, Word Publishing)
Experience has taught Campolo the hard lesson that by challenging the conservative agenda, he risks condemnation by brothers and sisters in Christ who disagree with him. It’s a chance he’s willing to take in order to speak the truth in love, insisting that God is a God of compassion, who accepts and loves us as we are—in all our diversity. "I would not risk incurring arguments and losing friends," says Campolo, "if I were not convinced that what I say here could be important to some struggling Christians."

If you go to Dr. Campolo's website, you can hear some of his sermons. He is an excellent preacher.

Feel free to comment on the book or sermons.