Jumping To Conclusions
We like to jump to conclusions, don’t we? As I begin to share the contents of my book, Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity, I’ve had several people comment on the Facebook page and a blog post I wrote for Emergent Village. The first was from a gentleman who said: “Here is another way to look at …
Admitting Our Limitations
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Marilynne Robinson www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party This is a very interesting video of Jon Stewart interviewing Marilynne Robinson. She explores the tension between science and religion and suggests that scientists are not being honest about their own science. For the sake of good …
Discovering The God Imagination Excerpt 2
The following is an excerpt from Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity pg 14-15. ——————————————- As I explored Genesis 1, 2 and 3 over a period of three years a remarkable simplicity began to emerge. God creates a magical world of beauty and harmony. There is so little information – only a few simple, vital details. God …
The Destructive Nature Of Judgment
This is a very powerful video on people’s experiences of being judged, specifically within the church space. I have felt some of these statements myself and have seen them in other people’s lives. Not trying to be funny but I really loved the story of the guy who stole the Jesus statue for his grandmother. Its sad that a little …
Taking Flight
Last year I wrote a post called A Call To Men that was part of a much bigger conversation on gender relationships. I still think this is one of the central issues facing the church today. In fact I heard several women this week share that they constantly feel pushed down and aren’t heard…because they are women. This is an …
Discovering The God Imagination – Excerpt
The following is an excerpt from Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity pg 25-26. ——————————————- Dignity The God Imagination begins with, of all things, an artistic sense of poetry. There is a rhythm to the verses of the story which conveys a rich, creative experience. Poetry is interesting because it can communicate easily identifiable content on the …
Sally Speaks
Lose Your Job. from The Work Of The People on Vimeo. Travis Reed sits down with Sally Morgenthaler and discusses the provocative idea of church leadership. I thinks she asks some pretty interesting questions regarding the space of being a pastor. What do you think?
Does Love Get Taken Advantage Of?
Does love get taken advantage of? I recently had a conversation with some friends about a choice I had made. In some respects their responses was that I was being taken advantage of. In choosing to love, I was allowing the person the opportunity to get everything. And while I understood the point my friends were trying to make, I …
Download A Sample Chapter
Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity is now in print. You can order it at my eStore here. Its also available on Amazon but if you order it through my eStore, use the code 5GFARGT9 for a 15% discount. If you write a blog post on it, please send me the link. I’m gathering together reviews and …
Discovering The God Imagination Is In Print
So it’s official. I’ve officially released my new book. It’s called Discovering the God Imagination, Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity. I’m so excited about this because it represents probably 15 years worth of work. You can get it on Amazon but why not help a brother out and order it through my eStore. Plus, I’ll give you a 15% discount …
