One of my favorite bands is the Flobots. They speak from a progressive Christian perspective on issues of politics and justice. While I do not agree with them all of the time, the overall theme of their music is one I resonate deeply with. The following song, which features Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), is called White Flag Warrior. It is an anthem for nonviolence! Watch the video and read the lyrics below and let me know what you think… (more…) Read more
Yesterday I listened to Rob Bell’s sermon from two weeks ago called: “The Village Elder.” He takes almost an hour to expound a robust theology of aging while remaining fresh and innovative for the kingdom. I cannot recommend this particular sermon enough! In this talk, Rob tells of a story from a year ago July (2009) when Mars Hill hosted: Poets, Prophets, and Preachers. On the first day of the event, Rob was made aware of one of the attendees’... Read more
In the past weeks, we have heard everything from: pastors having Koran burning ceremonies (source: James-Michael Smith), to Christians being up in arms about an Islamic Cultural Center being built near “Ground Zero” (source: Chad Holtz). I can understand why fear has gripped many within the American church and why some concerns about ‘radical Islam’ exist, but lets make sure that we do not characterize all of a religion based on a single sect. I wonder, if you are in... Read more
I was at Derek Webb’s blog and came across this Youtube video by Brian McLaren on worship. Check it out and let me know – What is Brian’s thesis? and Is it true? Read more
This is an interesting video. Not sure I agree with every nuance, but wow… some useful perspective. Not sure that I consider religion a “fiction” but that is beyond the point. 🙂 Any thoughts?… Also, check out my friend, Jonathan Brink’s blog where he explores this in a bit more detail! Read more
Isaiah the prophet sees God’s ultimate dream for health care when the new creation is completed: “No more shall there be…an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person who does not live out a lifetime (Isaiah 65:20).” Over the past year, our nation has been polarized over the issue of health care reform. One side believes that every American deserves to have health coverage while the other side believes that such is a privilege. It’s true... Read more
Hey friends! I wanted to point your attention to an article I wrote for Throw Mountains, blog. It is on the subject of women in ministry and is a condensed version of my series, “Liberating Women for Ministry.” Also, you should know that this is a great blog to frequent as many gifted writers are part of contributing to it! Finally, If you are following links from Throw Mountains, let me simply say hello, and welcome to our blog community! Read more
Now, lets think about the life of Jesus. How does he have to say about us in our smallness? There is one episode in the Gospel of Luke that gives us something to ponder about our role as image-bearers. Luke 20.20 starts the story: 20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority... Read more
Although I tend to disagree with St. Augustine on several issues, he paid us a great debt through his concept of the “Two Books.” He held that we ought to approach the quest for knowledge by holding together the two sacred forms of revelation that God has given to humanity: the Book of Scripture and the Book of Nature. His belief was that these two books are God’s perfect and complementary ways to communicate with his image bearers about truth. ... Read more
Lets read the climatic part of this creation poem* (Genesis 1) that as we said earlier is picked up by Psalm 8: 26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created human beings in his... Read more
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