One of the biggest questions I am getting is why I used the word “New” in the subtitle of Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity. It get this. I really do. It’s easy to assume that I’m presenting the idea that I’ve come to some special knowledge. I haven’t. The simple answer …
Letting Go Of Power
This post is part of the Emergent Village Synchroblog on “Creating Liberated Spaces in a Post-Colonial World.” ———————————————————————————————– As a white, Anglo-Saxon, American male, I am a man of significant power. And I didn’t do anything to achieve it. I am given a ridiculous amount of power simply for the fact that I was born …
The Parable Of The Good Muslim
Luke 10:25-37 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26″What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27He answered: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all …
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 …
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 …
Scot McKnight Explores the Jesus Imagination
Scot McKnight wrote an interesting post called Imagine a World 2 that could easily be an intro into my book, Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole New Christianity. Scot says: Imagine a world, Jesus once told his followers, where lost people get found. Jesus told three such parables, we call them the lost sheep, …
A Certainty That Leads To Love
I don’t like to defend my own certainty anymore. I’ve come to believe the notion of certainty is not the point. Recently a friend named Chad posted a note in Facebook defending certainty. Chad explores it based on Hebrews 11. Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain …
Is Denying God Wrestling With God
I’m engaged in a conversation right now with some friends on Emergence. Its that little conversation that won’t seem to die, no matter how many people carve its gravestone. ;-P I have a friend who recently put up a blog site that is actively pushing the bounds, essentially denying what we would typically think of …
Greg Boyd Is On To Something
Greg Boyd tweeted the above tweet this morning. This is EXACTLY the argument I am making in my new book. Everything goes back to the tree. We cannot understand the Gospel, the mission of God and the cross without understanding what is happening with the tree.
Is Christianity A System Of Belief?
Earlier today I posted about Peter Senge, who said: “I think it’s because Buddhism presents itself as a way of life, and Christianity presents itself as a system of belief.” I posted it because in many ways it caught my attention. Sometimes perception is reality. We read Christianity primarily through the lens of belief as …
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