Monthly Archives: May 2008

Book Review: The Fidelity of Betrayal by Peter Rollins

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Earl Barnett

The Fidelity of Betrayal: Towards a Church Beyond Belief After waiting nearly a month to receive this book (don’t trust Amazon.com ‘free shipping’) I received this book last weekend and cracked right into it. This book is written by Peter … Continue reading →

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Guess Who’s in the Lady’s Room: Colorado’s ‘Equal Access’ Bill

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Earl Barnett

You can read about this new Colorado bill here. I will leave it up to you for the rummaging around the internet for both the conservative and the liberal responses. As much as I am ashamed to admit this, I … Continue reading →

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What Would Socrates Do?

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Yesterday, I allowed myself to be talked into staying in Binghamton for a little while longer. It would have been financially foolish for me to turn the offer down. I’m now not moving to Atlanta until the second week in … Continue reading →

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Review: Everyday Theology

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Earl Barnett

I recently finished reading ‘Everyday Theology‘ edited by Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Charles A. Anderson, and Michael J. Sleasman and highly recommend finding a copy and giving it at least a cursory read. The premise of the book is that one’s … Continue reading →

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Go Pick Up ‘A Christianity Worth Believing’

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Doug Pagitt’s new book, A Christianity Worth Believing, is popping up all over. Go pick up a copy and help fund his perpetually out of control side burns. Go get it. Feed his children. Earl

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The Great Commission: Are We Rightly Following It?

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Earl Barnett

While studying for an upcoming post (‘Incarnational Evangelism’) I stumbled across what I found to be a very interesting nuance in the Greek text of the ‘Great Commission’. I want to preface my idea by tell you, the reader, that … Continue reading →

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How Many Times Can Mark Driscoll Use the Word ‘Feminine’?

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Earl Barnett

This was so good I had to put it up. HT: Inhabitatio Dei I know we’ve all heard this before, but is he right? I might be crazy but it seems like the kind of guys Mark Driscoll is talking … Continue reading →

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Envision the Future

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Envision the Future If you aren’t aware of the Envision Conference read this. For the upcoming Envision Conference socially conscious Christians are asked to help provide the foundation for the communal declaration helping to provide guidance for Christians’ interactions in … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to Go to Envision ’08?

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Envision 2008 Princeton, New Jersey June 8-10th According to the website: http://ev08.org/ Envision ‘08 is about the power of the gospel to transform the public square. It’s about Jesus and justice, evangelical history and heritage, and practiced theology. It’s about … Continue reading →

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Human Rights vs. Evangelicalism

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Human Rights vs. Evangelicalism Today, while reading Everyday Theology, I first learned of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This was the document produced by the United Nations in 1948 seeking to establish what they deemed as the transcendent … Continue reading →

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Stanley Hauerwas: Theology, Medicine and the Christian Community

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Listen to the Podcast here. While shopping for apartments down in Decatur, GA (getting ready to leave for Candler School of Theology) I gave a listen to an Emergent Podcast from the 2003 Conference down in Atlanta, GA. The podcast … Continue reading →

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Under Construction

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Earl Barnett

In case you didn’t notice, some things are in change here on my blog. Most notably the image on the left side of the screen doesn’t look so hot. I’m in process of just changing and updating some stuff. As … Continue reading →

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Everyday Theology

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Earl Barnett

I admittedly just started this book a few days ago, but I wanted to give it a preemptive promotion considering my recent habit of reading 3/4 of a book and then moving on. My thinking is that if I wait … Continue reading →

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Evangelism: My Crisis of Conscience

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Let me tell you a story from work today: I was having a casual discussion with a coworker today. For the sake of clarity we’ll call him ‘Bob’. Bob and I were discussing life when a mutual coworker comes into … Continue reading →

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Add Me On Facebook!

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Earl Barnett

Pardon the cheap plug, but I’d love to learn more about the folks who read this blog. Add me on facebook! The surprised look is just because I’m so anxious to meet y’all. This shot is mostly just because I … Continue reading →

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