Today I got the chance to here Alan Hirsch talk at Grand Rapid Theological Seminary. These folks are constantly bringing some good people into town to stimulate conversation all across the theological spectrum of thought. This is a good thing. No they aren’t paying me to say that.
Now on to Hirsch. I read the shaping [...]
Welcome to another episode of adventures in missing the truth.
Priest Mocks Clinton in Sermon – AOL News
WARNING RANT AHEAD
Maybe I reading the wrong papers or viewing the wrong political pundits. But I heard them all say the same thing about Hillary Clinton thinking that she was the inevitable democratic nominee.
So once again Obama must be [...]
I came across this post a mustard seed church over at some strange ideas It has some interesting thoughts about the mustard seed being an appropriate metaphor for church growth and multiplication. Since our church Mosaic Life has been exploring possibilities of growing beyond addition I was engaged by the idea.
One of the recent [...]
Continue reading about mustard seed as a metaphor for church multiplication
I got this today from someone is concerned as I am about how we continue to live Dr King’s dream
40 years and the church stands mute in acknowledging the assassination of Dr. King.
40 years and we bumble, stumble and mumble about appropriateness.
40 years and we continue to deny the pain and tragedy our nation suffered [...]
OK everywhere you look it seems there are nooses being hung. First Jena then a long Island police station, then the door of a Columbia university professor. Note that two of these are in the north where it is suggested racism is long gone. SO why aren’t more Christians talking it about. I don’t know [...]
Continue reading about race matters V here a noose there a noose every where a loose noose
I just came back from Jamaica where I discovered this incredible biting critque and satire about the church by reggae artist shaggy.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dxq25Toh7k[/video]
Church Heathen Lyrics
If yuh tek this too serious, then yuh really need som chuch
Chorus
Dem feel seh tru dem guh a church their sins don’t need forgiving…forgiving Dem really gone from bad to worse wid dem [...]
Continue reading about church critique jamaican (island) style
For truly biting satire about the church modern and otherwise check out this site
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I found this interesting definition of a green house church at WatersEdge: David Rudd’s Blog
a greenhouse church is one which strikes a balance between the "organizational" model of the garage and the "organic" model of the meadow. the following marks are the foundation of a plan for spiritual formation within a greenhouse church:
organic beginnings for [...]
It finally had to happen I guess. I’ve just felt to often that the values I embraced for living the faith and I thought I saw in the emergent conversation have not materialized in reality. So I finally have to admit (not that anyone cares) I’m post emergent. Why? Here are five reasons.
The conversation still [...]
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