Jesus Creed
One of our blogfamily has died. This set of prayers is for Ben Pennington, and we grieve along with his dear wife, Lisa. |inline Read more
One of our blogfamily has died. This set of prayers is for Ben Pennington, and we grieve along with his dear wife, Lisa. |inline Read more
Lead pastor at Willow Creek, Gene Appel, mentioned this blog in his talk this weekend so I want to welcome Willow Creekers to the conversations that occur on this blog. A brief introduction to Jesus Creed: we talk about Jesus, about Christian theology, about books we are reading, and about issues — some of them controversial. We pride ourselves on this blog for creating a safe place for conversation. We often disagree; we often state our views sharply; but we... Read more
I speak this week at an InterVarsity Christian Fellowship event — and of all things it is being held within a mile of my home on the same street on which we make our abode. Title: How to talk about the Gospel (if you must) and How to talk about evangelism (since you must). |inline Read more
A discipline central to seeing disciplines as community-shaped is “resting” or participating in Sabbath. Darryl Tippens’ 5th chp of Pilgrim Heart addresses this very topic. |inline Read more
I have been asked to speak at next year’s AEF Call (Nov 31-Dec 1) at Northern Seminary. What is the AEF Call about? It is a Call for evangelical Christians to embrace the history of the whole Church. Here is a page with information about the AEF Call. Here is information about the event next Fall: I will be joining Edith Humphreys and Kevin Vanhoozer as we address theology as narrative. And take the survey if you’ve got the time. Read more
What we read, what we listen to, what we watch — what fills our mind — makes us who we are. We become what fills our mind. So also the psalmist: “Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live” (119:144). |inline Read more
Alan Hirsch has a mission himself: to inspire Christians and churches around the globe to become missional. His book, The Forgotten Ways, traces the DNA of missional churches (mDNA). We’ve looked at two of the six ingredients — the centrality of Jesus and a focus on disciple-making — and today we look at #3. |inline Read more
I’ll be leading a discussion about the theology of emerging leaders — Dan Kimball, Doug Pagitt, John Burke, and Danielle Shroyer. Our event will be in Austin TX, April 27-28. After reading the book Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches, I have plenty of questions myself. Here’s the link: • “Register Now!” link • “Learn More” • Host and speaker photos Read more
God is righteous. If God is righteous, there is hope in God. 142 Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. |inline Read more
Dear Holly, What you tell me about your older brother doesn’t surprise me, but I agree with you that it is really sad. It’s not very often that things like this are so clear — your brother is working in an evangelical church, he has some emerging leanings because he’s a youth pastor, he and some friends decide to have a group study comparing Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis and Brian McLaren’s Generous Orthodoxy … |inline Read more
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