I love this new Pope! Not because I agree with everything he says or does - nor should I. I'm not even Catholic. Not a week goes by without someone asking me about the new Pope. Every time he reaches out to some unexpected soul, I am going to get asked about it. A kid in a wheelchair - did … Read more about This Pope is even good for Protestants
An Interview with the Pope… kind of
Pope Francis is awesome. Of course a progressive Protestant has long-standing issues with the RCC when it gets into certain waters but given a Pope is going to be a Catholic man, this one is the best kind Catholic. He recently published his Apostolic Exhortation to discuss the joy of the gospel … Read more about An Interview with the Pope… kind of
We are all Broken (Day 19)
I am blogging my way through Neighbors and Wisemen for Lent. I love Tony’s analogy of ‘sharing the gospel’ like one shares a sunset - instead of like on shares a piece of cake. No one owns the sunset and to share that experience with someone requires a humility and a presence that is … Read more about We are all Broken (Day 19)
Things have really changed in 30 years (Day 18)
Things have really changed in 30 years. It is nearly impossible to overstate how monumental the shift has been! You can see it in areas from: Technology Spirituality Denominational loyalty Media and so many other categories. We could talk about evangelism, Facebook, homework, dating, … Read more about Things have really changed in 30 years (Day 18)
Day 5: Devotion and Distilled Friendship
I was an evangelist. Today, I still lead people to christ ... but to be an evangelist is something very specific. It's like being a missionary - only you don't have to learn another language. You spend all of your waking hours thinking about how to get people over the line. You rarely have … Read more about Day 5: Devotion and Distilled Friendship
Day 1: Foreign Concepts
There are two things that I really connected with in this chapter. The first is the description of rolling into Albania with all of its foreignness and intrigue. I have been privileged to be able to travel a lot over the last 20 years. I went Germany and to Russia soon after the fall of … Read more about Day 1: Foreign Concepts
Post-Contextuality
by Bo Sanders posted at Ethnic Space Contextual theology was the subject of my Master’s thesis.* I was, and continue to be, enthralled with the possibility that the gospel could be uniquely expressed in every culture in a manner that was both authentic and indigenous to that group’s place and … Read more about Post-Contextuality
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