2006-02-26T08:01:21-06:00

Rarely do I think about what I “should” wear, and I like it when local churches tell me that I don’t even need to wear a tie for the Sunday morning sermon. (My kind of place.) But, I did think about what to wear at the NPC when speaking with the Emergent leaders. I decided to be myself. What do you think the ideal Emergent appearance is?(Not entirely serious.) |inline Read more

2006-02-26T06:00:17-06:00

Duane Young sent me this from Brennan Manning. It touches upon an old set of posts I did on “grace grinding”: the use of grace to grind folks down rather than to heal them. Where do you place yourself: settler or pioneer? |inline Read more

2006-02-25T06:00:02-06:00

Good story of the week: HT to Bob Smietana. New blog of the week I’ve found: Donn Johnson, formerly a Covenant pastor up in Minneapolis and now (feel sorry for him) in Santa Barbara, has a blog called “Jibstay.” Check out this post on rescuing seals — which doesn’t happen in Minneapolis. |inline Read more

2006-02-24T10:51:04-06:00

After an 11pm flight on a full plane, a red-eye that arrived at O’Hare at 4:25am, and a short drive home, and not any where near being rested, I want to pause (before a nap) to record my last day at the NPC. |inline Read more

2006-02-24T06:03:46-06:00

Both Heaven Hope and Holiness are misunderstood — for neither permits or encourages escape from this world. I’m willing to say that the emerging movement today is a holiness movement, and by saying that you might accuse me of nonsense. Here’s why I say this: |inline Read more

2006-02-24T06:00:48-06:00

How important is history, real stuff on earth by real people with God empowering such stuff with salvific power, for Christian spirituality? This is at the heart of this part of Eugene Peterson’s em>Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places. To ground spirituality in history, something many today seem to avoid, Peterson looked at the Exodus and now he turns to Mark’s Gospel. Peterson says that the “form” is inspired — that is, turning the story of Christ into a “gospel”... Read more

2006-02-23T06:21:21-06:00

John Burke, of No Perfect People Allowed, made the first presentation today and dealt with two issues facing postmodernists today: struggle with trust and a struggle with truth. He believes the way to deal with trust is to construct a culture of authenticity, and John is the best around on this. |inline Read more

2006-02-23T06:03:31-06:00

The Heaven Hope of Christians has been called into question by the emerging movement. Why? Two reasons, at least: first, because it sometimes leads to an other-wordliness on the part of Christians, which is little more than a form of gnosticism; second, because it prevents some from seeing the redemptive work of God in this world. |inline Read more

2006-02-23T05:25:35-06:00

N.T. Wright’s Paul in Fresh Perspective is “fresh” because on top of the older “new” perspective is added a pervasive Pauline rhetoric against Rome. Wright paves his own path here, he charts a different casting of Paul’s theology and letters, and in so doing lays down an implicit challenge for each of us to consider: How concerned was Paul, ultimately, with Rome’s power? |inline Read more

2006-02-22T12:00:27-06:00

Some of you may be interested in the Critical Concerns Course that Zondervan sponsored for pastors who wanted to come a day early to learn about the emerging church movement. First off, I’m grateful to Zondervan, John Raymond, and to Tony Jones for inviting me. It has been a blast so far. Personal notes at bottom. |inline Read more

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