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 …
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 …
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 …
Discovering The God Imagination
Well it’s finally time to release the big news. I’m finally publishing my book, Discovering The God Imagination, Reframing Suffering, Justice, and Reconciliation in the Gospel Story. This is arguably one of the biggest posts I’ve ever made. It feels weird, cool, fun, and scary all at the same time. Over the last year I’ve been working on what I …
Is Turnabout Fair Play
Scot McKnight is perturbed. Today, Scot began a series of three posts on Brian McLaren’s soul sort narrative, which is a specific contention Brian makes in his new book. Scot spends quite a bit of time arguing that Brian is presenting something nobody experienced. He says: One reason I’m doing this series is that I’ve had a few say to …
My Venture In LOST Territory
I’ve finally taken the LOST plunge…and I like it. When LOST first came out I saw about 12 episodes of the first season, and then got behind so I stopped watching. But recently a friend of mine talked about what the show was all about and I got intrigued. Thank to HULU, I can now watch every episode for free. …
Loving Your Enemy
I just read one of the coolest posts in a long time. It reminds me why I decided to participate in the Emergent conversation. In the end, love wins. John Piper recently announced a leave of absence from ministry. No this isn’t about John Piper. But it’s important to understand the background. I applaud Piper for making this move. It …
A New Kind Of Christianity – Book Review Question 2 & 3
Title: Brian McLaren’s, A New Kind Of Christianity, Ten Questions That Are Transforming The Faith. Overview: As Emergence Christianity progresses, it becomes critical for voices to begin offering not just critique but alternative perspectives that make sense. Brian offers ten questions that begin to frame an alternative perspective to traditional evangelical orthodoxy. 2. How should the Bible be understood? What …
A New Kind Of Christianity – Book Review Question 1
Title: Brian McLaren’s, A New Kind Of Christianity, Ten Questions That Are Transforming The Faith. Disclaimer: I think it is important to begin with a disclaimer for this book because I cannot deny that Brian has been somewhat of a mentor for me, if only through his writings. I have had the opportunity to meet and interview him and I …
A New Kind Of Christianity – Initial Thoughts
I finally finished Brian McLaren’s new book, A New Kind Of Christianity, Ten Questions That Are Transforming The Faith. I wanted to wait until I had read it until I made an remarks about it. I’m planning on writing a fairly developed book review next week, but I wanted to begin with some initial thoughts. My first thought after closing …
