Continuing on in my effort to share with you small portions of what I’m reading as a way of encouraging you to explore some of these authors, I give you a few excerpts from Tony Jones’ new book, The New Christians. If you haven’t read my glowing review of The New Christians here, then you [...]
We have a new podcast up with Brian McLaren. My audio is sketchy both for the intro and the conversation. Sorry.
Nick is a big timer and if you’re on the East side and haven’t had a chance to sign-up for Deep Shift - Charlotte, now would be the time as it’s only a few weeks away.
And it’s official . . . I’ll be at A Sustainable Faith. Which is a big deal for me since [...]
Well when you give us feedback we listen . . . our podcast with Frank Viola, author of Pagan Christianity, is now live. You can subscribe to the podcast over on The Nick & Josh Podcast site.
I know Bob Hyatt, Joe Thorn, Daryl Dash, and Bill Kinnon have all pushed back with some concerns and [...]
Tony Jones has a new book coming out in March 2008. Tony was gracious enough to send me an advanced reader’s copy (in advance of an upcoming podcast) and I devoured it in 3 sittings. While I’m prone to hyper-active spurts of exaggeration, in this particular instance I’m afraid I’ll understate things. I think The [...]
Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part E, Part F
More quotes/reflections from Everything Must Change. This quote immediately follows yesterday’s.
This is why I believe that many of our current eschatologies, intoxicated by our dubious interpretations of John’s Apocalypse, are not only ignorant and wrong, but dangerous and immoral. By way of ignorance, they [...]
Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part E
More quotes/reflections from Everything Must Change.
A friend of mine, referring to how groups form and behave, says, “Architecture always wins,” meaning that people’s behavior is always shaped by the spaces in which they gather. Theologically, I think we could say, “Eschatology always wins.”
Far from being an [...]
Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D
We’re done with the 4 comparisons. Now onto really good thoughts that I’m finding helpful.
I think this would be my greatest critique against consumerism, my life, and hyper-capitalism.
“Socially, in this economy we consume time and produce fatigue, consume art and talent and produce entertainment and amusement, consume work [...]
Part A, Part B, Part C
The fourth question builds off of and answers the first and the second and the third.
Fourth question . . .
Purpose of Jesus: Why Is Jesus Important
Conventional View: Jesus came to solve the problem of “original sin”, meaning that he helps qualified individuals not to be sent to hell for [...]
If you haven’t had a chance yet, you really need to give the other bloggers a read from the thoughts that they shared today.
The other bloggers are Adam Walker Cleaveland (www.pomomusings.com), Carol Merritt (www.tribalchurch.org), Wess Daniels (www.gatheringinlight.com), Julie Clawson (www.julieclawson.com), and Jonny Baker (www.jonnybaker.blogs.com).
I’d specifically like to mention Jonny Baker’s listing of some general comparisons [...]