Got this one this week: “I wonder if you would please answer a quick question from a genuine seeker…. My mind is reeling with the comments I hear from friends who attack the Emergent Movement. I could not possibly research all of their claims, but have caught major players in lies about Rob Bell. Would you please tell me if you have a book out that encourages people to carry actual idols around, to talk to them and rub them,... Read more
…The first webisode will be posted this afternoon. We have six webisodes coming, following my journey with Trucker Frank. Frank is a covenant participant at Solomon’s Porch and a former pastor. Most importantly, he’s a good friend. I spent a couple days in his truck recently, and thanks to the movie magic of Ben Myrick, you’ll get a peek into that experience. You can read more about Frank in my book. Read more
Ernest Hemingway: “No good book has ever been written that has in it symbols arrived at beforehand and stuck in. That kind of symbol sticks out like raisins in raisin bread. Raisin bread is all right, but plain bread is better.” He opens two bottles of beer and continues: “I tried to make a real old man, a real boy, a real sea and a real fish and real sharks. But if I made them good and true enough they... Read more
But it gave birth to the YouTube star! Next week, I’ll being post the first of six webisodes — a miniseries of sorts — called, “The Terrific Tale of Trucker Frank.” I think you’ll like them. As they say, stay tuned… Read more
That was the tag line of my home church when I served on staff. I had a hand in developing that line, and I continue to think it’s the best church tag line that I’ve ever seen. Of course, it leaves unanswered the question, “What is Jesus’ dream for the world?” And I think that’s good, because it forced our congregation to constantly struggle with that question. But it also did some other things. It never referred to us (as... Read more
That’s a name you might not have heard of, but he is the unlikely hero of emergent Christianity in my book. Therein, I refer to a mythic powerpoint presentation that Brad delivered on numerous occasions. Many have emailed me, looking for the ppt. Well, here it is! Ministry in the Postmodern Transition Read more
On Sunday night, I spoke with a small group — the young adult ministry at a local church — at the invitation of a long-time friend. We had a great time. But I was struck that among the questions was this, posed to me by a young woman: “Someone told me there’s a real difference between ’emerging’ and ’emergent.’ Is that true? I said, “Well, that depends on what you mean by true…” Just kidding. What I really thought is,... Read more
One of the many things that was cut from my book was a chapter called “Chaplain to the Culture?” (It was cut because it’s too “inside baseball.”) Here it is, rough and unedited. I imagine that it will provoke some response in some corners, so please remember that I’m being (somewhat) tongue-in-cheek. While in seminary in the early 1990s, I was heavily influenced by a group of theologians that I now refer to as the Hauerwasian Mafia (HM). The HM... Read more
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