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Samir Selmanovic’s “It’s Really All About God”: First Impressions

by Jeremy Bouma | Nov 20, 2009 | Christian Spirituality, Emerging Church | 4 Comments

I am half through Samir Selmanovic's new book, "It's Really All About God: Reflections of a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian" From what I have read so far 2 things are clear: 1) Jesus has been stripped of all his Messianic implications, because Selmanovic chooses to...

“It’s Really All About God” Coming Today

by Jeremy Bouma | Nov 19, 2009 | Emerging Church | 0 Comments

A few days ago I ordered Samir Selmanovic's new book, "It's Really All About God: Reflections of a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian" for an independent study on Swiss theologian Karl Barth and German theologian Fredrick Schleiermacher. I am interested in this book for...

Is It Even Possible to Identify False Teachers in 21st Century America?

by Jeremy Bouma | Nov 18, 2009 | American Culture, Christian Spirituality, Church Culture | 4 Comments

A few weeks ago in my New Testament 3 class we studied the books of 2 Peter and Jude. One of the major topics of these two books is false teachers. Each book makes it clear that these men and women came from "among the people" and "among you," rather than outside the...

Poets, Prophets, and Preachers: Tuesday

by Jeremy Bouma | Jul 7, 2009 | Emerging Church | 11 Comments

I am live blogging the Rob Bell, Shane Hipps and Pete Rollins, event in Grand Rapids for Zondervan. New posts are at the top with content and commentary (my commentary in italics). Feel free to jump in with your ideas, reactions, and opinions. Read Sunday's...