Discovering The God Imagination Review
Raelene provides one of the more evocative reviews I’ve yet seen. She even titled it: “I read this book and then fired my shrink.” ———————————————————————– Jonathan opens up a very important conversation with the suggestions in his book. Whether someone believes or not, this is simply a conversation worth joining. I planned to submit more of a “book review” and …
Discovering The God Imagination Review
Melissa Cooper provides a fabulous review of Discovering The God Imagination. I couldn’t have asked for a better review. ——————————————————– Have you ever wondered how God came up with … well, everything? During my two days at Big Tent Christianity, I picked up a review copy of Jonathan Brink‘s Discovering the God Imagination. I’m glad I did. Many of the …
A Connection To Father
Scot McKnight shares a story on his blog that I have seen countless times in ministry. He says, One time a student came to my office and rather doggedly and aggressively said, “I don’t believe in God.” I knew the student a bit and I knew the student’s family, and I knew enough about the situation to say something that …
The Role Of Belief
What is the role of belief in the life of a follower of Jesus? One of the central ideas I present in Discovering The God Imagination is the idea that we can’t change reality. In the creation of the world, God establishes what is true. It’s remarkably simple and brief. Everything rests on God’s original judgment of all reality as …
Win A Free Copy Of Discovering The God Imagination
So its time for a giveaway to my readers of the blog. Post the following Tweet to your friends and one winner will be chosen at random to receive a FREE copy of Discovering the God Imagination. “Win a FREE Copy of Discovering The God Imagination http://wp.me/pnyrF-r1 by @jonathanbrink. Please RT.” Tweets must be posted by Friday, October 1 and …
A Question to Ponder
When does someone “become” a child of God? What say you?
Saving Faith Radio Interview
Carlos “Iggy” Shelton from Saving Faith Radio was kind enough to interview me for Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity. Iggy and I had a great conversation but we experience some technical issues. This is an edited version. You can find the original version here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] ——————————————————————————————————————— Discovering The God Imagination: …
Is The Genesis Story Real?
Believe it or not, one of the questions I get asked a lot about my book is, “Do you believe that the story in Genesis is real? Are Adam and Eve real people?” It’s a great question because it is a natural extension of the story. To grapple with what is going on is to ponder the reality of the …
Church As A Drug
Let me begin, with a title like that, by saying this is a very serious post. The intent is to ask a very intentional question, not throw stones. Over on Facebook, my friend Julie Clawson, author of the book Everyday Justice, said out loud… It’s what I love about Julie. She’s not afraid to speak her mind. As someone who …
The Other Side Of Dying
Sometimes I think we miss the point of the cross. We focus so much on what Jesus did for us, that we miss what Jesus was inviting us into. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. (John …
