I read Matt Elliot’s blog earlier today and then I read the following in Our Father Abraham: Unlike the ancient Greeks, the Hebrews viewed the world as good. Though fallen and unredeemed, it was created by a God who designed it with humanity’s best interests at heart. So instead of fleeing from the world, human […]
Archives for 2005
Emerging Headwaters
I was talking with someone yesterday about the theological/philosophical headwaters for the emerging conversation. There are a handful of names that keep turning up in the footnotes of books written in the emergent tone of voice. Here are the ones I’m thinking of in no particular order: 1. Lesslie Newbigin 2. Michael Polanyi (Newbigin refererences […]
June 16, 2005 by 10 Comments
And the Survey Says:
You scored as Emergent/Postmodern. You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don’t think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take […]
June 15, 2005 by 13 Comments
Church Signs Drive Me Crazy
Like many of you, I am embarassed by the kind of things churches put up on their signs. Sometimes they’re cheesy. Sometimes they’re silly. Sometimes they’re offensive. Sometimes they’re meaningless. What if churches started thinking of their signs as message boards that could be used to have a meaningful conversation with those who drive by? […]
June 10, 2005 by 13 Comments
What Do Pastors Read?
Scot McKnight reflects on the results of a recent Barna survey that asked pastors the question: What are the three books that have been most helpful to you as a ministry leader in the last 3 years? Here’s my answer: 1. The Challenge of Jesus by N. T. Wright. 2. A Theory of Everything by […]
June 9, 2005 by 14 Comments
Coldplay
I made a trip down to Oklahoma City last night and had the chance to listen to Coldplay’s latest album a couple of times. Sounds pretty good to me.
June 9, 2005 by 5 Comments
Off to a Busy Start
I thought summers were supposed to bring about a slower pace to ministry. So far I’ve been running at breakneck speed. Rather than give you the usual post about how I’m too busy too blog (I promise never to do that here.), I’d like to point you over to the piece that Jim Henderson has […]
June 7, 2005 by 27 Comments
Group Allegiance Over Religious Beliefs
In Our Father Abraham, Marvin Wilson explores the Jewish roots of the Christian faith. One of the things he does is show how, with the hellenization of the early church and its gospel, some very important Jewish ways of thinking and being were lost or at least de-emphasized. One example is the Greek emphasis on […]
June 2, 2005 by 15 Comments
Hotel Sudan Isn’t a Film-Yet
Hotel Sudan Isn’t a Film-Yet – Christianity Today Magazine
May 23, 2005 by 1 Comment
The Emergent Order
At the final session of the Emergent Convention, we read the following statements out loud together. By posting these statements here, I’m both affirming them and declaring my intention to live them out in my context. You can read more about them here. 1. Commitment to God in the Way of Jesus: We are committed […]
May 22, 2005 by 4 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons