Every year it seems that Christmas starts earlier. With all the warm weather we have been having I found myself in shorts running into a store to grab Alecia the materials for baking a pumpkin pie and to my surprise the employees were transitioning the isle of special dedication to Santa and … Read more about The Advent of Advent
Moltmann’s Eschatological Panentheism
'In the end, however, the new heaven and new earth will become the 'temple' of God's indwelling. The whole world will become God's home. Through the indwelling of the SPirit, people, and churches are already glorified in the body, now, in the present. But then the whole creation will be … Read more about Moltmann’s Eschatological Panentheism
Communion This Sunday
This was the first time I lead communion in my sweet robe and stole so I tried to come up with a liturgy that would break it in good. Here it is. I combined a Kenyan liturgy, the Didache, and some original material. Call To The TableIt is good and our delight indeed to give you thanks and praise, … Read more about Communion This Sunday
The Deacs
Last night I went to the Wake Forest \ Florida State football game and it was awesome. The ACC better recognize that Wake is for real again. Check out the ESPN highlights. … Read more about The Deacs
Prayer from 10-07-07
Creator, Scared Artist of life and beauty meet us here todayWe find ourselves gathered and reflecting on art and its role in our lives as your peopleLet us not be tempted to keep you disembodiedfor you came to us fully human and in the fleshLet us not be tempted to limit your revelation to mere … Read more about Prayer from 10-07-07
Free Burma
Tony Jones Agrees, John MacArthur is a Gnostic
Tony Jones has made my day. In a sermon last Sunday, which you can hear here, he not only responded to the Yoga bit on CNN I posted a while ago but called MacArthur out as a modern day Gnostic. I have thought this since May when I went to a luncheon with him here in Winston, but never posted … Read more about Tony Jones Agrees, John MacArthur is a Gnostic
The Serpent, Conversation, and the Truth War
A friend from SEBTS asked me how I would respond to the theological challenges Driscoll brought up in his lecture at the Convergent Conference. I told him that if you assume as much as foundational to the Christian Faith as Driscoll does it is hard to respond other than to say, 'you don't speak for … Read more about The Serpent, Conversation, and the Truth War
The Driscoll Train and The Invite Person or Dude
Steve Knight posted a giant summary of the responses to Driscoll rolling around the internet. Also a little FYI, The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has canceled their invite of Doug Pagitt to an event later this month. Outside of not being surprised, thinking they are still going the … Read more about The Driscoll Train and The Invite Person or Dude
Citizenship with God and Country
So I have been reading through Reinhold Niebuhr's 'Moral Man and Immoral Society' and then I saw this video of Rene Padilla and thought hmmm..... well I haven't got too much passed the hmm..... … Read more about Citizenship with God and Country
Driscoll, Acts 29, and the Demerging Church
Some of you know that I have been working with an association of Baptist churches with a focus on helping their church planting team. This job made it possible for me to attend the Acts 29 church planter's bootcamp last week in Raleigh and to experience the latest edition of Mark Driscoll's attempt … Read more about Driscoll, Acts 29, and the Demerging Church
My Therapist’s Description of Human Depravity
Bill, my favorite therapist, posted a video from a house show he did where he shared a piece of the wisdom he has shared with me over the years. BTW...I am more convinced than ever that we all need to be in addiction therapy. I haven't managed to find a local MA (Mammon Anonymous) or WA (Warrior … Read more about My Therapist’s Description of Human Depravity