Posted in Commentary, Post-Evangelicalism, Rants on April 12th, 2008 62 Comments »
Read the original (written back when I was a Calvinist): On Christless Preaching.
Recently I was traveling to a conference with a friend, and I listened to a sermon. Preached by a Christian, a Baptist, a minister at a church, a graduate of a Christian school training ministers to serve and communicate Jesus.
This preacher gave a […]
Posted in Exploration of the Self, Recommendations and Reviews on April 9th, 2008 21 Comments »
Mark Galli: Beyond Smells and Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy
Well….just go buy this book. I know you plan on buying some other book about things you already know, but you need this book, because it’s absolutely a 512 foot home run on the subject of liturgy in worship, and you know how […]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8th, 2008 15 Comments »
I think it’s telling that the two most prolific evangelism programs in evangelicalism both approach their audience with questions that Jesus never used.
“Do you know that God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life?”
“If you were to die tonight, and God were to asked you, why should I let you into my […]
Posted in Podcast on April 7th, 2008 5 Comments »
Fundamentalism, Heaven-centered religion and post-evangelicalism.
Clark Bunch
You all need to buy “The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church” and more Reformation theology gifts from New Reformation Press.
Posted in Recommendations and Reviews on April 5th, 2008 22 Comments »
UPDATE: I agree with Doug Wilson that Wright’s lefty politics is a considerably different matter than his theology in this book.
With Surprised by Hope, N.T. Wright has done several important things.
He has written perhaps his most accessible theological book on an important topic of interest to not only most Christians, but to millions of people […]
Posted in Commentary, Theologia on April 4th, 2008 16 Comments »
UPDATE: Here’s a post that has a perfect feel for the idea of heaven that I grew up around- and that still surrounds me here in the mountains. (PHC= Pentecostal Holiness Church.)
The message of many evangelistically focused conservative Christians is about heaven: How to get there. What will heaven be like. Why heaven is our […]
Posted in Commentary, Post-Evangelicalism on April 3rd, 2008 50 Comments »
(Yes, Virginia, there’s a review of N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope coming very soon.)
I grew up and was formed in a version of the Christian tradition that practiced a remarkably simple form of Christianity.
It was about going to heaven.
This life was preparation for heaven. God was preparing a place called heaven with lots of mansions. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 3rd, 2008 49 Comments »
In my last response to commenter Nicki, I want to open up some of the difficulties that flow from her call for embracing homosexuals on the terms which they want. Nicki wrote
Until Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender persons are embraced by the Church as another part of God’s wonderful creation, they will not feel welcomed. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2nd, 2008 23 Comments »
Nicki is a commenter at the post What Do Gays And Lesbians Hear? She made some excellent points that deserve response. I appreciate the constructive conversation, and especially the participation of gay friends.
I quote again from Nicki’s comment.
Personally, I believe the only way to understand the Bible, is to understand it in the culture and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 1st, 2008 38 Comments »
First, here’s the entire comment from Nicki I am going to be writing about over the next few posts.
Michael,
While I do appreciate your progressive attitude towards GLBT people, I still find that it sends a very patronizing and negative message to GLBT persons. “I hate the sin, but love the sinner” is almost as bad […]
