Letters to Emerging Christians

Last updated on: January 18, 2007 at 2:30 am By Scot McKnight

Dear Holly,
Yes, you are right: Evangelicalism is “all over the place.” It includes the old-timers who like hymns and who think tattoos are verboten, and young folks who think grunge music is Spirit-led and who wonder if a one-hour service on Sunday morning is what church is even about. Your concern about what you call the “right-wingers” is mine, and I want to explain where we are today in light of the last fifty years. Some define evangelicalism in narrow terms — only the Reformed really count — while others see it as a patch-work quilt of all sorts — Baptists and Methodists and free churches and charismatics and Wesleyans and emerging groups and house churches. |inline

Jesus Creed begins at home

Last updated on: November 27, 2006 at 2:20 am By Scot McKnight

Here is a very sad letter sent to me and printed with permission. Whenever I speak about Jesus Creed, I make a big point that loving God and loving others begins at home — with husbands and wives, parents and children, and that every biblical command must begin with love of God and others to gain its proper orientation. Here is a letter from a woman who has been abused by her husband who abused not only her but biblical teachings. This post is my contribution to the IDFEVAW and I encourage you to sign. |inline

Driscoll and a biblical counsel

Last updated on: November 15, 2006 at 2:30 am By Scot McKnight

Sadly, the Christian blog world is abuzz with Mark Driscoll’s posts and the offense it has given to many women. A public protest is planned. The church in Seattle is divided and is suffering. The counsel advised by Rose Swetman, a Vineyard pastor, is biblical. |inline

Greetings

Last updated on: October 23, 2006 at 2:10 am By Scot McKnight

Paul gives a long list of greetings in Romans 16:1-16. Wright suggests the reasons for such a list is because Paul doesn’t want to create new divisions — so he mentions all the house churches he knows. |inline

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: October 21, 2006 at 2:10 am By Scot McKnight

This week in travels: I will be speaking Thursday and Friday at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. My subjects are the emerging movement and atonement. |inline

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: October 15, 2006 at 2:15 am By Scot McKnight

We had trouble with these yesterday, so I’m posting it again today. Kris and I will be flying next weekend to Durham, New Hampshire, to visit our niece. Lovely area to visit. |inline

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: October 14, 2006 at 2:10 am By Scot McKnight

Something happened this morning to these; they were’nt showing; sorry. Kris and I will be flying next weekend to Durham, New Hampshire, to visit our niece. Lovely area to visit. |inline

Robert Webber and the AEF Call

Last updated on: September 11, 2006 at 7:59 am By Scot McKnight

Sad news about Robert Webber: Bob needs your prayers! Recently he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. There is a service of healing and prayer scheduled for Monday Sept 11, 2006 at Bob’s church: Harbert Community Church, Harbert, MI at 7:30 pm est. Please join in with prayers for Bob’s illness at that time, and continue to keep him and his family in your prayers. |inline

On Seeker-friendly churches

Last updated on: August 30, 2006 at 4:20 am By Scot McKnight

David Wells, in his new book Above All Earthly Pow’rs, points a big finger at megachurches and seeker-friendly churches for their approach to ministry — for “doing church differently.” He points to five factors leading to this new approach, and then critiques their church-growth-movement approach. |inline

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: July 15, 2006 at 4:53 am By Scot McKnight

Busy week, down in links for this Weekly Meanderings. Lukas and Annika were here, I was hard at work on a writing project, and we left for LA and San Diego on Wednesday. Here are some suggested readings.

Bob Robinson on human potentiality as the way to view humans. Good piece. |inline

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