2011-04-25T09:57:10-05:00

Last updated on: April 25, 2011 at 9:57 am   By

That’s what Peter Rollins and I talked about last night at Revolution NYC, Jay Bakker’s church in Brooklyn.  In fact, Pete, Jay, and I had a rolling conversation about the meaning of crucifixion and resurrection throughout the weekend that we spent together, debating the differences between saying, The resurrection really happened and The resurrection is real. It was a fascinating dialogue, and it culminated with our time together at Revolution.  You can listen to the sermon below: (more…) Read more

2013-05-17T08:31:55-05:00

Last updated on: May 17, 2013 at 8:31 am   By

Peter Rollins, Jay Bakker and I spent the weekend at Pete’s studio in Connecticut cutting an album.  Then we went to Brooklyn, where Courtney Perry shot the album cover.  There’s a bit of a contest on Facebook where people are trying to name our album:   Read more

2011-04-22T10:09:39-05:00

Last updated on: April 22, 2011 at 10:09 am   By

This year gives us a strange confluence of Good Friday and Earth Day, both occurring today.  One might think that you’d have to do some intellectual gymnastics to find a connection between the two.  But Craig Goodwin does it, without the gymnastics. Craig, author of Year of Plenty: One Suburban Family, Four Rules, and 365 Days of Homegrown Living in Pursuit of Christian Adventure, has a post at CNN’s Belief Blog in which he explores how the two observances do... Read more

2011-04-21T08:06:23-05:00

Last updated on: April 21, 2011 at 8:06 am   By

At Patheos, Marcus Borg recapitulates what he’s been saying for years: that the resurrection of Jesus was not bodily, it was mystical/spiritual (to be fair, he demurs on these terms, too; not because he doesn’t like them, but because people don’t rightly understand them).  Money quote: Moreover, what would it mean to say that the risen Jesus is a physical/bodily reality? That he continues to be a molecular, protoplasmic, corpuscular being existing somewhere? Does that make any sense? How can... Read more

2011-04-20T10:24:47-05:00

Last updated on: April 20, 2011 at 10:24 am   By

Eminent sociologist of religion Peter Berger has penned a very interesting post at The American Interest asking, parabolically, how gynecologists can enjoy intercourse.  More to his point: how can a biblical scholar who examines the Bible according to historical-critical method also be a person of faith.  Bart Ehrman has failed at holding these tensions together, as have several of my closest friends. I have not.  In fact, I would find it disconcerting if the Bible were less parabolic, obtuse, and... Read more

2011-04-19T16:05:54-05:00

Last updated on: April 19, 2011 at 4:05 pm   By

Landon Whitsitt has a new book out, Open Source Church: Making Room for the Wisdom of All, in which he proposes Wikicclesia.  (You may recall that I proposed Wikichurch in The New Christians.)  The book looks promising, and I’ll be interested to see how he navigates his notion of open source church with his commitment to the Presbyterian Church (USA) — those two commitments seem mutually exclusive to me.  I’ll read the book and get back to you.  In the... Read more

2011-04-15T15:00:14-05:00

Last updated on: April 15, 2011 at 3:00 pm   By

Lately on his “Live Blog” (aka, podcast) Andy Root has been having on guests to discuss the videos that he and I helped develop for re:form.  Great conversation so far.  And here’s a re:form video, if you don’t know what I’m talking about: Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:12-05:00

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 4:58 pm   By

This is for those of you who blog, and those of you who read blogs in a reader. I’m a strong believer in publishing a full feed via syndication — I use Feedburner (by Google) to do this.  A lot of you whom I follow, including some of my favorite bloggers (Scot McKnight, Brian McLaren, Tripp Fuller) only publish partial feeds.  This is done because the conventional wisdom is that if you publish the full feed, there is no incentive... Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:13-05:00

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I’m teaching a one-month, online youth ministry course through Andover-Newton Theological School next month.  Here’s how they describe their LEARN offerings: The Local Education and Renewal Network (LEARN) provides access to the learning resources of the Andover Newton community through the LEARN On-line Seminars. LEARN Seminars offer education and renewal experiences for both laity and clergy, tailored to meet specific needs. They are conducted entirely on-line and do not require students to attend classes on the Andover Newton campus. In... Read more

2015-03-13T16:58:13-05:00

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 4:58 pm   By

For a limited time, Paraclete Press has dropped the price of the Didache DVD, “The Faith and Practice of the Earliest Christians” from $49 to $25.  The DVD has six sessions and includes me expounding on the Didache, as well as leading a pretty cool group discussion on the text.  Check it out! Read more

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