The New Monasticism – Christianity Today Magazine
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005This article was extremely encouraging… but even more challenging. link
Archive for November, 2005
Philosophy of Ministry and the Emerging Church
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005One of the largest roadblocks standing between the emerging church and the established church lies in how groups are identified. I am going to make some broad generalizations, but I believe it frames the issue as a whole. The established church tends to divide Christians into different groups based almost solely on their theology. Doctrine [...]
THEOOZE – Entertainment – Friend or Foe?
Monday, November 21st, 2005A discussion over on the Emergent What? website reminded me of the first article of mine published on THEOOZE. It was called, “Entertainment – Friend or Foe?” Some of the references are dated, but it’s still a pretty good explanation of my view on television entertainment (and movies, though not specifically referenced). It’s not what [...]
Boba Loca Jesus
Saturday, November 19th, 2005I’m sitting in the Boba Loca by the theater I’m performing in, and I just noticed something interesting on the cup. Acts 16:31. “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved- You and your household.” Boba Loca’s not the only chain to put verses on their cups. In-N-Out Burger has John 3:16 (just [...]
Subjectivity is not your enemy
Friday, November 18th, 2005One of the greatest conflicts between modern and postmodern thought is the objective fallacy. The idea that we are ever truly objective, in the most literal sense of the word, has been shown to be nonsense in postmodern thought. I hate that I have to add a disclaimer to this, but I know I do: [...]
Emergent is Part of the Emerging Church
Thursday, November 17th, 2005Some consistency is needed in the use of terms in describing the emerging church. Now, “emergent” – an organization – is being used to describe all persons who are seeking to renovate church structures and the practice of our common faith. Emergent is an important part of the emerging church, but it is not the [...]
Sony rootkit roundup, part II
Thursday, November 17th, 2005Boing Boing offers a nice and concise collection of information related to the Sony fiasco. If you’ve recently purchased a CD from any artist signed with Sony, you should check and make sure it isn’t one of the infected CDs with their nasty DRM malware. I buy almost all my music from iTunes now. Yeah, [...]
The Presence of God
Thursday, November 17th, 2005A man may go into the field and say his prayer and be aware of God, or, he may be in Church and be aware of God; but, if he is more aware of Him because he is in a quiet place, that is his own deficiency and not due to God, Who is alike [...]
Core Issue #2 – Why There’s an Emerging Church
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005Power I started this post a couple of weeks ago, and the events of the past couple of days have reminded me of how central this issue is to why there is in emerging church. Access to information on a broad scale has made many aware of the inequities of power in the world. When [...]
Citing Religious Freedom, Campus Groups Sue for Right to Exclude Gays
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005Tolerance is not agreement or approval. Both Christian groups that approve and disapprove of homosexuality should have the right to exclude members who clearly do not agree with them. These campus groups are formed to gather like-minded people. While we can argue about the validity of having such groups and whether they are beneficial or [...]