One might think it a bummer timing-wise for John Piper, releasing his new poem/video foray into the arts just before Beyoncé surprised the music world with a new album (and accompanying videos), but with the amount of tweets and Facebook shares it's getting, it appears Beyoncé and Piper might just … Read more about John Piper’s WAMM Calvinist
There is no Evangelical Orthodoxy
Roger Olson posted an excellent article by Mike Clawson on his blog last week. It was about the fundamentalist roots of evangelicalism and their contemporary implications. In the comments (and Roger always has tons of comments) Olson reminded everyone of an article he wrote 12 years ago for … Read more about There is no Evangelical Orthodoxy
TNT: Prayer and Process reaction
In this half-hour, Tripp and Bo chat about last week's: podcast with Dr. John Cobb Calvin blog with Rachel Held Evans Granny blog with Kurt Willems Paul Capetz on Calvin Tony Jones blog on Prayer It is a wild and woolly 30 minutes as they prepare for the 2012 Emergent Village … Read more about TNT: Prayer and Process reaction
The 99 and Tim Tebow: Canada, Success, Billy Graham and God
Several weeks ago I had fun looking at the difference between Tim Tebow’s* faith and what his zealous (mostly evangelical & charismatic) fans do with it. I took some flack from asserting that Jesus was not intervening to help him win close games. Since then he has lost 3 games. The choir has … Read more about The 99 and Tim Tebow: Canada, Success, Billy Graham and God
the appeal of Open Theology
In this week’s TNT, we talked about Open Theology (amongst other things) and I put forward a theory that I wanted float here and see what others thought. Open Theology (we stated) was primarily: A) grounded in a reading of Scripture - versus other schools of theology that are a result of … Read more about the appeal of Open Theology
Happy 500th Birthday to John Calvin with Paul Capetz: Homebrewed Christianity 56
This week, (I know...we always say this) is a very special Homebrewed Christianity Podcast. It's one of those moments where we visit that rummage sale that happens every 500 years and find some pearls of great price. It's John Calvin's 500th birthday. In this episode, Tripp interviews Paul Capetz, a … Read more about Happy 500th Birthday to John Calvin with Paul Capetz: Homebrewed Christianity 56