Still Searching
Brian McLaren recently quoted a friend on his blog and said, “The kingdom of God is always at hand – but it’s never in hand.” I love that. There’s this quality about the Kingdom of God that is always present in our lives but is impossible to control. To grasp for it it to reduce it to something that looks …
True Fundamentalism
Truth be told, I’m a fundamentalist at heart. There I said it. I can’t help it. I truly believe that following Jesus comes down to fundamentals. Let me explain. In baseball, there is a rather profound, almost religious event that occurs in March. Baseball players converge on places like Tuscon, Peoria, and Clearwater for Spring Training.The teams do compete against …
The Emergent Paradox
What if Emergent Christianity is creating a paradox for people? What if those who see black recognize that white is the only thing that will work? Brian McLaren recently posted the following quote from a conversation he had with someone he recently met. And I can’t help but recognize the tension so many have with Emergence. “Ah, McLaren. I don’t …
The Cult Of Personality
Popout [RSS - See Embedded Video - 1:55] DJ Chuang, of Leadership Network shares his insights on churches launching multi-site Internet campuses. He shared how this specific category has grown from 3 to 33 in the last year, that he knows of. This is essentially, in my opinion, an extension of multi-site model of church, where the central teaching of …
Reasons People Don’t Attend Church
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