A Sick Culture In Church
Out of Ur just posted about the recent New York Times article on pastor burn out. The article suggests: “Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension and depression at rates higher than most Americans. In the last decade, their use of antidepressants has risen, while their life expectancy has fallen. Many would change jobs if they could.” Out …
Don Miller Explores The One Question
Don Miller wrote a post this week that explores what I think is the only question. One of the central ideas I explore in Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity is the idea that life is essentially about exploring a single question. Are we good or evil? This question is found in the Tree of Knowledge. We …
Straight From The Horses Mouth
“My commitment to Christ demands a certain honesty and authenticity from me…” -Anne Rice
Reconstructing A New Understanding Of The Gospel
Ed Stetzer, President of Lifeway Research and noted author, just wrote what I think is one of the more important posts he’s ever written. I’m biased but I think he hits the nail on the head regarding the inherent tension we felt over the last ten years in culture regarding the Gospel. I especially appreciate his admission that the New …
Discovering The God Imagination Review
One of the readers of my blog, Josh Morgan of Jacob’s Cafe posted a review of Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity. Although its a really positive review Josh really captured the essence of the book. Here’s an excerpt. ———————————————————————- In this book, he tackles the assumptions most Christians have over the salvation story. He nicely argues …
Anne Rice Quits Christianity
Anne Rice recently quit Christianity. I would argue that this is a significant moment in the cultural landscape of the Christian story. Anne is a novelist of significant repute, having sold over 130 million novels including, Interview With A Vampire. Anne was in many ways a celebrity Christian. She wrote gothic erotica and her return to the church was seen …
Looking For Her Dignity
This video struck me in a rather profound way. What happens when we look beyond the victim and begin to see the person that is present. Its a short video of an Afghan women who was tortured by her community. Her scars are right on the front of her face. But the photographer looks deeper than that. The woman ended …
