Emerging Church
« Previous Entries Monday, May 5th, 2008Thoughts on Emergent Gatherings
I assume most emerging folks have heard by now that the Glorietta Emergent Gathering as it has been will no longer be occurring (more info here). It’s apparently grown too organized, too structured, too different than what it once was. Given those changes the organizers are shutting it down to make room for […]
Friday, April 25th, 2008Jesus and Compassion
I read something in the comments the other day over at Eugene Cho’s blog that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. The post was in relation to the whole Seeds of Compassion event. I’ve been slightly disturbed by the outcry from some sects of the faith as to why Christians (Doug Pagitt […]
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Guilt and Unity
Something I often find myself struggling with is the call to be unified with other believers and my ability to put up with crap (to put it bluntly). I know I should get a better attitude and try to be more open and understanding and all that, but it honestly is a struggle. […]
Saturday, March 15th, 2008Rumors and Lies
So this has been a busy week again. Sorry for the lack of posts, comments, or returned emails. I’m working on it. So once again I give you a weekend rant out of frustration.
This past week on Andrew Jones’ blog, he hosted some comments from Chuck Colson who was promoting his new […]
Integrity in Faith
I’ve been making my way through Krista Tippett’s new book Speaking of Faith recently and have enjoyed her reflections on her personal faith journey. I always find myself intrigued by her radio program by that name, but hearing from her own experiences has helped me better understand how she engages so brilliantly with representatives […]
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Excommunicating Arminians?
I understand criticisms of the emerging church even if I don’t agree with them. I respect the right to question and for people to have their own beliefs and opinions. And I fully understand that people wouldn’t bother to believe something unless they actually thought they were right (to whatever extent). But […]
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Book Review - The New Christians
I recently read Tony Jones’ new book The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier and I have to say that I thought it was a great book - a needed and welcomed contribution at this stage in the emerging church conversation. This is the book to read to understand the history of […]
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Life of the Mind - Part 1
Over the next few days I want to put some thoughts out here on my blog about the life of the mind. And yes, I like to think and read books so this will in many ways be a defense of intellectualism. I’ve just encountered various accusations recently that attempt to ridicule or […]
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Defining and Defending the Blog
This past week fellow Daily Scribe blogger Nick Norelli asked the following questions on his blog - “Is a blog a blog if it doesn’t allow comments? And if it is then is it a blog worth reading?” My initial response was to answer “no” to both questions. Something may perhaps fit the technical […]
Thursday, January 31st, 2008You Rebel Scum
I’ve been following an interesting discussion about authority over at Adventures in Mercy. While the bulk of the discussion deals primarily with parenting (and there is some pretty scary stuff out there), the tendency of some Christians to see any questioning as rebellion surfaced as well. The assumption is that God places all […]
Monday, January 28th, 2008Giving Credit Where Credit’s Due
The whole concept of giving credit and thanks to God seems simple at first glance, but often can be more complicated than we would like it to be. The ten lepers had it easy. Jesus strolled by, saw their plight, and healed them of their disease. Sure, only one in the exuberance […]
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Embracing Deconstruction
So I was feeling well enough the other night to actually get out and make it to our local Emergent Cohort. Let’s just say that with all of this sickness and complications with the pregnancy I haven’t been outside the house for adult interaction since October. So even though I paid for it […]
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