Here are examples of the efforts of some religious folks to keep the Christ in Christmas. makes me really wonder what it is we think the incarnation (word becoming flesh) is all about. But religion requires this kind of response.
First the CHRIST-mas tree from Boss creations
“When I became a Christian a few years ago,” says [...]
So in response to the recent USA today article about people turning away from religion I have had several conversations mostly in cyberspace with Christians who give me way to understand why our culture is moving into being post-religious.
First, there is the knee jerk reaction and immediate assumption by some of us Christians that if people are [...]
Doug Pagiit found Jesus in the wood trim at his house (tongue firmly planted in cheek).
I was taking a picture of the trim work in one of the bedrooms of our duplex in order to get a matching piece for the other side. When I looked at the picture I notice the strange little “Jesus” [...]
Here is a reimagining of the footprints poem that someone sent me. makes me want to shout the affirmation faith is a dance! Enjoy
Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord’s footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace. But your footprints are a [...]
Via Crucis Stations of the cross blog
Here is a wonderful quote from maggi dawn’s post when God vanishes in response to her son’s comment about Good Friday.
"Why is it called Good Friday?" asked my son. "It’s not good at all, it’s really bad."
hope doesn’t forestall the depth of blackness that can descend even upon people [...]
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In an article on On Evangelicals and Interfaith Cooperation, an interview with Tony Campolo makes this statement that I think is relevant to the spiritual practice of (racial) reconciliation I suggested in my post emergent thread.
TC: Rather than making theological statements, we need to tell each other our stories. Jesus would tell stories and then [...]
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Yesterday I picked up N.T. Wright’s The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is in preparation for my talk a the next emergent west Michigan "conversation Wednesday". The quote that caught my attention.
"We cannot assume that by saying the word Jesus," "still less the word Christ, we are automatically in touch with the [...]
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Are the leadership models of choice more than an reaction to unhealthy leadership patterns of the modern church. Some don’t think so. In response to my previous post and comment on his blog Lucas over a my four walls continues the conversation about the flat model of leadership in the emerging church, by comparing Jesus as [...]
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