Comments on: The Deconstruction Project: My emerging church talk

By: jwblair

jwblair — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:48:57 +0000

Very nice. Like Foolish Sage, it makes me think of CS Lewis, but it was (and I believe he was discussing this with Tolkein) on the use of mythology, and how Jesus is the the one “myth” or story that comes true in our existence. So how did it go with the emerging church anyway? I’m sure the rest of the Tavern is dying to know, too.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:47:59 +0000

I appreciate your thoughts here. You are not simply deconstructing, but reconstructing as well. Very good!

By: Eric Stephens

Eric Stephens — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:06:58 +0000

Sounds very C.S. Lewis-esque with looking at the “Mere-ness” of Christianity. Not what has been drummed up and interpolated into the faith over the last 2000 years, but what Christ taught, period. Having grown up a “church brat” I faced some of the same things growing up. However, in the last 3-4 years I really started questioning where my faith was going. Was what I was being taught really based on the Word of God or was it just some leader’s opinion made into doctrine? I suppose I experienced a deconstruction of sorts in my life. It has been very refreshing getting to the core of our Faith, Jesus Christ.

By: the Foolish Sage

the Foolish Sage — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:08:30 +0000

The other day, after a seminary chapel, my wife turned to me and said, “Could I challenge us both to examine everything we do and say, ‘Why?’? Because in most cases, the answer will probably be either ‘because of Jesus’ or ‘for myself’.” That has haunted me ever since, but your post here helped me to put it in other words: I need to deconstruct my life story until it is the story that is joined with God’s story in Jesus. I get it. Thanks more than I can say, Michael!

By: praisingfool

praisingfool — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:39:10 +0000

This piece is fabulous. I love how you break it all down and strip everything off in order to find the presence of God. Of course, that’s the nature of deconstruction, but you do it so well. More Christians would do well to think as you do.

By: notarev

notarev — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:14:33 +0000

oooh – you ARE emergent!