The emergent conversation is full of honest and courageous conservative evangelicals who take the risk to say just what they are emerging from and why. When I talk with them or read things they write it is always refreshing to see such an honest and forward person reflecting and transforming their understanding of faith [...]

Posted in emergent, life 4 Comments »

Alright, for some reason listening to the AAR audio while I played Star Wars Battle Front lead me to some confusion. A 2.5 hour lecture is tough when you can’t see the panel’s beautiful faces, so I listened while electronically taking over the Death Star. Any way I thought I heard Scot tell [...]

Posted in cigars, emergent 1 Comment »

Andy Rowell is my new hero. As some of you know my wife is about to pop out our first child so I couldn’t go to AAR this year and I missed the Process \ Radical Orthodoxy showdown and the Emergent Church panel with Tony Jones, Scot McKnight and Diana Butler Bass. Andy [...]

Posted in cigars, emergent 2 Comments »

This is the reflection that started off the sermonic discussion at the last Abbey gathering. If you are interested go here and find it.

Posted in life, speaking No Comments »

I just finished reading Becky Garrison’s newest book ‘Rising from the Ashes’ and liked it so much I thought I would try to wet your appetite. This is the newest book in an emerging genre I call ‘emerging church…wtf,’ where the author has examined a host of emerging communities or people so that they [...]

Posted in books, emergent, quotes 1 Comment »

Bill Moyers interviewed one of America’s greatest theologians, James Cone. The interview was amazing and should be viewed in its entirety by all decent human beings in America. Because most of the world did not have James Dunn for Ethics in grad school and there developed an addiction to Bill Moyers I don’t [...]

Posted in media, theology No Comments »

“On reflection, it is not self-evident that the best way to present the Christian Gospel - the good news - is to begin with the negative. If one begins by making a pact with the negative, so to speak, will that not color what comes after? Is there not the risk that, despite [...]

Posted in quotes No Comments »

My favorite theo-blogger is back in the saddle and if you know what is good for your eyes you will go see his newest series on CEO style leadership in faith communities. Anthony, blog author, is a very insightful and astute thinker who I am glad to call friend. Read on.

Posted in Uncategorized No Comments »

Posted in life No Comments »

Brian McLaren has finally demonstrated that he is in fact an atheist. It is pretty clear from this video that he doesn’t think the God revealed in Christ is an American Empire building War-monger. He may have even sneakedly suggested other dubious things that I dare not mention, but I am sure you [...]

Posted in emergent No Comments »