I’ll be on Think with Krys Boyd on KERA in Dallas, and available online. You can call in with questions, too. 1pm: How is religion changing in America and how does the new Christian practice differ from the traditional church? We’ll talk this hour with Tony Jones, author of “The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier” (Jossey-Bass, 2008), which will soon be released in paperback. Read more
Claudia, AKA Ragamuffin Diva, read my post in which I proposed that Rod’s opposition to SSM is related to his conversion to Orthodoxy — actually, that certain persons are attracted to EO… Here’s what she wrote: Dear Tony, I was interested to read what you said on Beliefnet about Rod and Frederica. I’m not sure if you know this, but oddly, you were a huge part of why I converted to Orthodoxy. I cherished your book The Sacred Way, which... Read more
If you’re a PC user and have Real Player, you should be able to see it here. In any case, I really like Baylor. It’s continued to be a moderate place, and the people I know there are genuine and hospitable. Doug Pagitt and I will be co-leading a public conversation there tomorrow night, from 7 to 9. Come and say hi! Then, on Wednesday, I’ll be on THINK with Krys Boyd, from 1-2pm CDT. You can listen live here.... Read more
It just turns out that he won’t debate it with me. Last fall, Rod and I agreed, at the behest of our then-editor, Patton Dodd, to hold a friendly “blogalogue” on same sex marriage. It was in the aftermath of California’s Prop 8 passage. I went to Dallas and met Rod, and even shot this video on his front porch. We started earnestly but quickly petered out. I wrote, Rod didn’t respond. When we finally reconnected, Rod said that he’d... Read more
It’s National Poetry Month, so here’s my favorite poem, first introduced to me by my Brit Lit teacher, Bud Jensen, during my senior year in high school. Good words for all of us — emergent, evangelical, Reformed, Democrats, Americans — who think we’re pretty much “it” right now. Ozymandius by: Percy Bysshe Shelley I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert… Near them, on the sand, Half... Read more
I’ve already blogged about this a couple times, but here’s the video artifact of the panel at the Christian Book Expo. If you’ve got 90 minutes to spare, you can decide for yourself about whether Scot’s (and my) charges of Kevin’s uncharitableness require an apology or not. Honestly, the strangest part for me was when one of the Harrises told me that it was inappropriate to mention that it was personal as well as theological differences that led to Mark... Read more
Christianity21 is an event that JoPa Productions is producing next October 9-11. And it’s the first event of its kind — historic, you might say. You see, we have invited 21 of the most compelling voices we can find to present the one idea that they’re most passionate about — the one idea that they think must be heard by Christians in the 21st century. Each presenter gets 21 minutes to share that idea (think TED Talks). And each presenter... Read more
I think that Rick Bennett is one of the most under-appreciated emergbloggers around. Today he’s decided to dole out some advice to pastors. He and his family have been looking for a church, so he knows of what he speaks. A few of my faves: 3. Wear shirts that fit. Don’t raid Ed Young, Jr.’s wardrobe. Please. Heck, put on a freakin‘ suit if you need to. And, if you like those tight shirts, lose weight. 17. Offer some snacks... Read more
Yes, they do. It’s called “spanking.” Here’s the premise: In order to improve your children’s behavior, you hit them. Makes virtually no sense, right? Well, that’s exactly what a new study confirmed: Children who were spanked tend to be more aggressive as they grow up. But leave it to FOX News to provide a “fair and balanced” debate. If you take the time to watch this short video, you tell me if you think the host’s questions are “fair and... Read more
There’s been some pretty good stuff floating around the interwebs recently on emergent/ing church movement. I wrote about my experience at the Christian Book Expo last week. Meanwhile, there was an historic meeting of over 900 at the first-ever Catholic-Emergent meet-up in Albuquerque. Jonathan Brink was the intrepid reporter on-the-ground for Emergent Village: What then followed really surprised me. We spent almost thirty minutes in a round table talk. The average age at my table was 50 and Catholic. It... Read more
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