by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality
Any takers? This is a pre-curior to a post I am working on. I want to create space for my 3 readers to sound off. Now limit your definition to Jesus. Not Paul or Piper or Romans Road or Reformed soteriology. What did Jesus say the gospel is? Use the comment section to... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Personal, Theology
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Life is a progress, not a station.” Modern translation: life is a journey, not a destination. I would agree. Especially in my spiritual journey, the Great Progressor has taken me through a series of milestones that have influenced and... by Jeremy Bouma | American Culture, Christian Spirituality, Emerging Church
UPDATE: I thought of one more song as an example of what the “world” is thinking about life. I added the song “Where is the Love” by the Black Eyed Peas. One of my emerging (not as in emergent, but becoming) new favorite theologians is Karl... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Emerging Church
The Series 1: Derrida and Textual Interpretation 2: Lyotard, Metanarratives, and The Christian Story 3: Foucault, Power and Knowledge, “The Golden Compass,” and Church Inc. “I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives.”... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality
I wrote this piece at the beginning of my faith-deconstruction faze. I had been wrestling with the fundamentals of my faith for a few months when I read this story in the Washington Post. For me, this story get’s to the heart of the gospel and what it means to... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Emerging Church
The Series 1: Derrida and Textual Interpretation 2: Lyotard, Metanarratives, and The Christian Story 3: Foucault, Power and Knowledge, “The Golden Compass,” and Church Inc. Since I am feeling all academic while being on the cusp of a 3-year seminary...