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on making the vintage faith relevant againConversing With D.A. Carson
I just bought a copy of D. A. Carson's latest book, "Becoming Conversant With The Emerging Church." It is suppose to be a reaction to the Emerging Church conversation (EC), but apparently is more a targeted attempt to discredit Brian McLaren. I plan on posting some...
read moreAn Annoying Little Word
I am 37 pages into "Becoming Conversant With The Emerging Church" and already annoyed. To define the Emerging Church movement, D. A. Carson has chosen a horrible word: protest. We are protesting our fundamentalist evangelical roots, protesting modernity, and...
read moreThe Politics of Yeast-Status Quo 2
It has been a little bit since I've posted on The Politics of Yeast, an alternative vision to the status quo efforts by American Christians to bring about cultural transformation in America and influence on Capitol Hill. I've paused partly for fear of rejection and...
read moreJesus’ Politics Clarified
I want to post a quick clarification to my previous post. A few days ago I wrote these words: Why didn't Jesus speak out against the social ills of his culture? and... So given the morally corrupt nature of the Roman culture, a culture in which the Jewish people...
read moreWhy Wasn’t Jesus Political
I've thought about this quite a bit recently: why wasn't Jesus politically involved? Why didn't Jesus speak out against the social ills of his culture? Why didn't Jesus petition or confront the Roman government regarding certain vial, sinful practices? Why didn't...
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