Why? After having spent almost 10 years participating in the American movement called conservative evangelicalism I have witnessed many well-intentioned people bring much disgrace to the name of Jesus. These disgraces have come through harmful theology, oppressive practices, conservative cultural … Continue reading →
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Tagged Autonomy, Baptist, Christianity, Church, Denomination, Earl Barnett, Ecclesiology, Emerging Church, Evangelicalism, Non-Denominational, Pentecostal
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I know many of you who frequent my blog have a background in dead languages, so I figured there couldn’t be a better audience to pose this question to. I’m finishing my second semester of Biblical Greek and I am … Continue reading →
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed I just got home from watching ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’ the new documentertainment constructed in a manner made popular by Michael Moore and capitalized upon by numerous advocates of the cultural left in recent years. The … Continue reading →
The title was a joke/ nod to Peter Enns, who’s book ‘Inspiration and Incarnation’ has forever changed my understanding of God and His love for mankind. It relates because Enns’ book provided an excellent way for me to aknowldege diverse … Continue reading →
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Tagged Augustine, Bible, Biblical Inerrancy, Biblical Literature, Christianity, Church, Earl Barnett, Faith, Inerrancy, Inspiration, John Calvin, Religion, Scripture, Theology
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Read Part 1: What does the Bible Say? Must our Gospel be preaching individual salvation through a personal savior? During the early Medieval Church ‘preaching the Gospel’ meant: 1) Converting a group or area’s leader (tribal leader or kingdom leader). … Continue reading →
you can read the opening post in this series here. For those of you new to this conversation, ‘postmodernity’, as it relates to Christianity, can best be described as the deconstructionist movement questioning the unquestionable assertions from Christianity’s history (ie. … Continue reading →
Chapter 6: Sunday Morning Costumes “So what’s the big deal about ‘dressing up’ for church?… First, it reflects the false division between the secular and the sacred…. Second, wearing attractive, flashy clothes on Sunday morning screams out an embarrassing message: … Continue reading →
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Tagged Book Review, Books, Chrsitianity, Church, Earl Barnett, Ecclesiology, Frank Viola, George Barna, Pagan Christianity, Religion, Theology
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Evangelism is destroying the Church. Our constant focus on bringing those outside our communities inside, with little focus on genuinely making disciples has left our Churches a ‘mile wide, but merely an inch deep’ (to borrow an overused cliche). I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christianity, Conversion, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Evangelism, Faith, Kirk Cameron, Ray Comfort, Religion, The Way of the Master, Theology
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Chapter 5- The Pastor: Obstacle To Ever-Member Functioning “… the present-day pastor was born out of a single-bishop rule first spawned by Ignatius and Cyprian. The bishop evolved into a local presbyter. In the Middle Ages, the presbyter grew into … Continue reading →
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Tagged Book Review, Books, Christianity, Church, Church History, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Evangelicalism, Frank Viola, George Barna, Pagan Christianity, Religion, Theology
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While watching ‘Oh, God!’ last evening with Florrie I developed a deeper appreciation for God’s ability to speak to us through secular culture: Jerry Landers: ‘If you’re so involved with us, how can you allow all the suffering that goes … Continue reading →
You can read the introduction to the book here (Credit to Emergent Village for posting it). While the opening story is fascinating and moving, I’m highly suspicious. I’ve not yet read Rollins’ first book ‘How (Not) To Speak of God‘ … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Generous Orthodoxy, Book Review, Books, Brian McLaren, Christianity, Emergent Village, Emerging Church, Emmergence, Religion, The Fidelity of Betrayal, Theology
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This will be the first installment of my search through contemporary (1998- present) Christian thought on the philosophy we so dearly refer to as ‘postmodernism’. I’m not fully sure of the scope this survey will go, but with so many … Continue reading →
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Tagged Brian McLaren, Christianity, D.A. Carson, Doug Pagitt, Earl Barnett, Faith, John MacArthur, Postmodernism, Religion, Stanley Hauerwas, Theologians, Theology, Tony Jones
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I’ve been called many things by my conservative friends since I began my exploration of the concepts of pluralism and their interaction with the Christian faith. Most of which I’ve disregarded as conservative angst from individuals who have bought into … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christianity, Deism, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Postmodernism, Religion, Theology
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Hello All, I wanted to take a few minutes today and apologize for the lack of posts this week. I’ve been quite swamped as we’re entering the last phase of the ISO 9001:2000 implementation at the shop. Add the stress … Continue reading →
I found this quote while reading A Better Hope by Stanley Hauerwas, “The attempt to make God knowable separate from how God has made himself known through Scripture makes a world without God thinkable.” Not trying to make any sort … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Better Hope, Books, Christianity, Earl Barnett, Emerging Church, Religion, Stanley Hauerwas, Theology
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