The Pangea Blog
I thought this pic, that my Dad sent me, was amazing. Thoughts? Read more
I thought this pic, that my Dad sent me, was amazing. Thoughts? Read more
I am one of the ones who, after reading Kurt’s post on evangelical rejects, felt even more at home [link: article and follow-up]. Coincidentally, I read the post the day after listening to an interview with Richard Rohr, where he mentioned that it was vital for people who desire to be change agents to stay on the “inside edge” of their faith communities. His point was that once you position yourself on the outside, it is much easier for the... Read more
Below is a piece by my friend Alan Molineaux. He briefly discusses his concerns with the video that was released to promote Francis Chan’s new book on hell. What follows, then is a critique of the approach taken in the video, not of Chan as a person/minister/Jesus follower/etc. Many of us non-Calvinists truly appreciate Chan’s even larger message of radical God-like love. Also, from what I’ve heard, Chan’s book presented a traditional view of hell while not beating up on... Read more
At the beginning of every year, I think about what types of changes or growth I’d like to see in my life over the next 12 months. Nearly every year, “reading the Bible more” is at the top of that list. For a long time, I’ve believed that the Bible is filled with wisdom and power. Yet it always seemed incredibly boring to me. I’d try to read it with fresh eyes and ask God to help me see... Read more
photo © 2007 Martin Stabe | more info (via: Wylio) As I announced and you probably noticed, I moved my website from Dreamhost to Patheos last week. This move has already been quite fun for me. If you found my site as a result of my affiliation with Patheos, welcome! One thing that we weren’t able to bring over to the new site was my blogroll. This is where I list many of the friends who read my site... Read more
Many of us have been frustrated with some of the statements Mark Driscoll has been making lately. One person who was bold enough to stand up, was my blogger friend: Rachel Held Evans. Prompted by her post “Mark Driscoll is a Bully” and encouragement to email the church directly with our concerns about Pastor Mark’s poor use of social media, I sent the following email to the church. You can do so as well (if you plan to write in... Read more
It’s time to ban divorce. That’s right, I said it. We need to protect the sanctity of marriage by following the New Testament teaching of Jesus that couples are not to divorce. The days of Moses are over and marriage is too important to allow for anyone (unless there is provable adultery) to corrupt this holy institution by calling it quits, even when life gets hard with your partner. I’m so tired of the statistics being thrown around about how... Read more
On Saturday, June 4th, I was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in Baltimore, Maryland through the Roman Catholic Womenpriests (RCWP). Their website is www.romancatholicwomenpriests.org. This is not an approved path with the Vatican nor with a number of the clerical hierarchy nor with 25% of the sitting-in-the-pew Roman Catholics. We will not leave the Church which is why RCWP is on the radar screen of the Vatican and many of the Roman Catholic clergy. We believe that the Roman Catholic... Read more
photo © 2008 uhuru1701 | more info (via: Wylio) Recently, President Obama made some comments about restoring the pre-1967 borders to Israel. This led to quite an uproar in the Jewish community and in among Zionist Fundamentalist Christian groups. Much of the alliance that the church in America has had with Israel, comes from the belief that God is currently dealing with two different peoples: 1) the church, 2) Israel. This belief is accompanied by some form of Dispensationalism that... Read more
Dear Reader… In a great turn of events, I’ve been invited to move to Patheos as a hosted blogger for their network. This is really exciting for multiple reasons. The chance to collaborate with some excellent bloggers who belong to this network. I will be part of two Patheos portals, both the evangelical and progressive groups. This is because I consider myself a progressive (politically) and an evangelical (biblically). If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time, you... Read more
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