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Songs from Jacob’s Well

2 Comments 29 October 2008

Last week Kara was in Kansas City for the 2008 Emergent Conversation - "Reclaiming Paul." The event was hosted at Jacob's Well and she brought back a gift for me - the newly released album from the worship band. Songs From Jacob's Well by Mike Crawford and his Secret Siblings has brightened by week.

God Stuff

Paul vs. the Emerging Church

7 Comments 14 October 2008

For a while now one of the big critiques of the emerging church from scholars has been that it lacks a robust or thoughtful engagement with Paul. And let’s be honest, as postmoderns we really do gravitate towards the narratives of Jesus more than the somewhat more abstract theology of Paul. In my own ministry [...]

God Stuff, Politics

Voting for Narratives

No Comments 19 September 2008

Brian McLaren recently posted his thoughts on voting, saying that the most important thing to him was what kind of a framing story each candidate lived by. In his book Everything Must Change, McLaren talks about the importance of the kind of framing story we live by. There are a few stories that [...]

God Stuff, Life

Brian McLaren visits Princeton

4 Comments 16 April 2008

Brian McLaren was in town last night speaking about his new book Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope. It was an excellent presentation, one of those “big idea” kinds of presentations that just build and build. I thought he did a great job of packing all of these [...]

Books, God Stuff

Sex God

4 Comments 11 April 2008

As I’ve been preparing for an upcoming series on sexuality in our High School ministry I’ve been trying to read some fresh stuff that engages sexuality from a theological point of view with special attention towards discipleship. I’ve been pretty underwhelmed by so much of the church’s teaching on sexuality for so long. [...]

Books, God Stuff, Politics

Jesus for President: Post 2

5 Comments 08 April 2008

A few days ago I finished Jesus for President and I’ve already lent it out to the first person on the growing waiting list. What a magnificent book! If you went to seminary and constantly had your nose stuck in a Hauerwas or Yoder book but wished you could lend a more accessible [...]