I’m finishing up The Mission of God by Christopher J. Wright. Scot McKnight has recommended this book like crazy and I understand why. It provides a rock solid argument for the missional nature of Scripture and helps us see that God as the very first missionary. Get this book and read it. If you preach, […]
Another Quote from Godin
Think for a second about the people you know who are engaged, satisfied, eager to get to work. Most of them, I’ll bet, make change. They challenge the status quo and push something forward–something they believe in. They lead. “Life’s too short” is repeated often enough to be a cliche, but this time it’s true. […]
October 31, 2008 by 1 Comment
Watchmen
A trusted friend recently recommended Watchmen to me. I read it and loved it. It’s a great morality tale. I didn’t read comic books as a kid and this was my first experience with a graphic novel. I loved the multi-layered storytelling and the flexibility the graphic medium gives the author/artist. I’m also looking forward […]
October 23, 2008 by 3 Comments
Quote from Godin
A fundamentalist is a person who considers whether a fact is acceptable to his religion before he explores it. As opposed to a curious person who explores first and then considers whether or not he wants to accept the ramifications. A curious person embraces the tension between his religion and something new, wrestles with it […]
October 20, 2008 by 1 Comment
A Needed Resource?
Help me out here. I’m doing a bit of market research. I’ve been working on a manuscript for a little book that could serve as a resource for churches that want to give newcomers/seekers something that explains a “bigger” gospel than has usually been presented in such literature. By “bigger” I mean an explanation of […]
September 17, 2008 by 19 Comments
How to Build a Healthy Community
Here is an interesting snippet from Pete Rollins. I think he is on to something here. What do you think?Indeed often the most destructive element in the development of a community arises from the very statement that one is attempting to build a community. For what can so often happen is that those who need […]
August 18, 2008 by 3 Comments
Good Reads
Here are several books I’ve just read or am about to finish. 1. What Would Jesus Deconstruct? I loved this book. Caputo is sharp, funny, and able to explain deconstruction in a constructive way. 2. The Reason for God. This is a great book for me to read. I’m a doubter and every so often […]
August 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment
UnChristian: Antihomosexual?
Check out this interview with David Kinnaman, author of unChristian, over at New Wineskins. At the bottom of the interview, you can find links to several teachings I’ve recently done that are based on the research in the book. The series is still in progress. My favorite so far has been They Say We’re Antihomosexual.
June 18, 2008 by 4 Comments
Things I Want to Pass on to my Boys
At Garnett today, we did a combo baby dedication/mother’s day celebration. It seemed to fit together really well. I also started a series of teachings where I’m going to interact with UnChristian and They Like Jesus but not the Church. Two very good books that I predict will generate some good discussion and reflection. I […]
May 11, 2008 by 4 Comments
Atonement
I’m doing some reading about atonement theory. I’ve got A Community Called Atonement, Recovering the Scandal of the Cross, and Atonement for a ‘Sinless’ Society. Any other ideas? It’s interesting to me that while all Christians agree that we are saved by Jesus’ death on the cross, we can’t agree upon a unified theory for […]
February 13, 2008 by 22 Comments
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