I’ll be in San Diego next Tuesday through Thursday, speaking at the National Pastor’s Convention. Hope to see some of you. We are in a two-day emerging church event called Critical Concerns (Tony Jones, Dan Kimball, Doug Pagitt, John Burke, Ryan Bolger, and Le Ron Shults). Then I have sessions on Wednesday and Thursday on Jesus Creed and Embracing Grace. I have some open slots in my schedule if you’d like to chat. Read more
I’ll be in San Diego next Tuesday through Thursday, speaking at the National Pastor’s Convention. Hope to see some of you. We are in a two-day emerging church event called Critical Concerns (Tony Jones, Dan Kimball, Doug Pagitt, John Burke, Ryan Bolger, and Le Ron Shults). Then I have sessions on Wednesday and Thursday on Jesus Creed and Embracing Grace. I have some open slots in my schedule if you’d like to chat. Read more
The reason everyone reads Wright is because Wright writes to be read by everyone. This Chestertonian imitation of mine is something that I find true everytime I read Tom Wright: he’s delightful to read. Today Allan and I continue our posts about his new book, Paul in Fresh Perspective. Here is Allan’s summary and my response follows below: |inline Read more
Wednesday afternoon Update: Please pray for Bob, Linda and the kids. Today is Wednesday, Feb. 15. Linda Robinson just gave this update on Bob’s condition: |inline Read more
Sad day. Mark Noll, one of America’s finest church historians, is leaving his post at Wheaton College to follow George Marsden at the University of Notre Dame. Kris brought home today The Wheaton Record. |inline Read more
Eugene Peterson, in his Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, pp. 119-129, sets out a second element of cultivating fear of the Lord in creation. The first was Sabbath, upon which I posted some time in December, and the second is wonder. Ever wonder about wonder? |inline Read more
Once again, we return to some more of Khalidi’s The Muslim Jesus, which sorts out the sayings and stories about Jesus from the Muslim tradition. The earliest traditions about Jesus in the so-called Muslim gospel is that Jesus was a radical ascetic. |inline Read more
Today is February 14. Linda called earlier today. The latest news is that they are reducing Bob’s medications to waken him slowly, while continuing to watch his blood pressure. He is responding to his name and moving a bit, but they are waiting before they take him completely off the sedatives (may be the wrong term, there) until his blood pressure is stabilized. Please pray that the Lord allows Bob to wake up well and to heal. What a memorable... Read more
Let me suggest at this point that there are five elements in moral decisions, and each interacts with one another rather than being a simplistic conveyor belt series of elements. Some will give more emphasis to one than another; some will seek to reduce it all to “what the Bible says” but we are learning more and more that it is not quite that simple. So, what do we learn from each? |inline Read more
Here is my article that surveys the emerging movement/church. It was ready to a few months back, but Katrina was more important and then we had Christmas. I’m grateful to Bob Smietana and the fine staff at Covenant Companion. I’m happy to interact about this piece. This piece is now linked in the sidebar under Studies I have online. Read more
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