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
Fake Picture, Real Prayer and God’s Wrath
So it has begun. Hurricane Sandy is only one day in to its battering of the East and the religious have weighed in. I will warn you - it's not good. The first thing that caught my attention was a fake picture of 'the storm' over NYC I was introduced to this photo by a worker at our … Read more about Fake Picture, Real Prayer and God’s Wrath
Not All Differences Are The Same
There are two distinct kinds of differences (among many) that show up in my dealings across the religious landscape. The first kind of difference is a seemingly superfluous, 'icing on the cake' kind of difference. This is when you share a large majority of opinion or agreement with someone but in … Read more about Not All Differences Are The Same
Is it tough to blame John Piper for his tornado theology?
I grew up in the Midwest and tornado season was terrifying. I have never been in one but when the conditions are right the air is ominous. I was on my lunch break today and I went to the Weather Channel website to read a fascinating set of articles about the conditions that contributed to last … Read more about Is it tough to blame John Piper for his tornado theology?
Horse Gods – C.S. Lewis, Xenophanes and John Piper’s blaspheme
I spent this past week explaining that saying God has given Christianity a masculine feel is like saying 'God has given America a Capitalist feel'. It was the point of my post "Bananas, Bullies and the Bible - you can't start in the middle." I never struggle to believe in God. I believe in the … Read more about Horse Gods – C.S. Lewis, Xenophanes and John Piper’s blaspheme
Preaching Happiness
It is clear that there are 3 predominant Christianities in place in Canada & America. Prophetic Christianity - critiquing the empire Therapeutic Christianity - chaplains to the empire Messianic Christianity - escaping everything (including the empire) through utopian visions Nowhere … Read more about Preaching Happiness
Bananas, Bullies and the Bible – you can’t start in the middle
by Bo Sanders Let me say upfront what I’m going to end with and then build from there: You can’t verbalize the way things are - which is a result of the way things have been - as proof that this is how it should always be. Creation ‘expert’ Ray Comfort famously made a fool of himself by … Read more about Bananas, Bullies and the Bible – you can’t start in the middle
Women you’ll Want to Read
The John Piper controversy from last week was too much for me to deal with. I don't even have the energy to attempt to respond to that level of simplistic, inane thinking. Two things: #1 If you want to read an amazing response to Piper (via Rachel Held Evans) then check out HBC Deacon Austin … Read more about Women you’ll Want to Read
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
HBC Top 11 Blogs of 2011
Here are the top 11 blogs of Homebrewed Christianity in 2011 : 1. Theology Nerd Book Survey 2. That’s “Too Gay” – Brian Ammons’ Banned Chapter from Baptimergent 3. Your First Steps into Biblical Universalism… 4. 31 Reasons I Left Evangelicalism and Became a Progressive But Not a … Read more about HBC Top 11 Blogs of 2011