What a week! On top of interacting with concerns of Roger Olson and Tony Jones about process thought, I have received amazing emails, tweets, blog and Facebook comments. Here are the 4 biggest themes that emerged from those interactions. How does Process affect your field of … Read more about Pastoring the Process
Emergent Preaching?
A good question can stimulate the brain to put together things that one had not previously connected. Stuart Harrell asked my a question about what a course on emergent "preaching" would look like. Here are some of my thought - I would love to hear yours. My cleaned up tweets are posted as … Read more about Emergent Preaching?
what is happening IN religion – or when we talk about God
This weekend I will finish reading two books that we were given through the podcast (thank you publishers). The first is Peter Rollins new on The Idolatry of God and the second is Phil Snider’s Preaching After God. I have recently edited podcasts with both of these authors. [We put out the Phil … Read more about what is happening IN religion – or when we talk about God
TNT: Preaching After God with Phil Snider
Phil Snider has a new book called Preaching After God. In the this TNT Tripp sits down with Phil - who roped in Matt Gallion - to talk about proclamation of the postmodern God ... Declaration of the deconstructed God ... and a whole bunch of other fun stuff. This episode is sponsored by the … Read more about TNT: Preaching After God with Phil Snider
Skirting Satan, Walking on Water and Feeding Five Thousand: preaching the text
Two weeks ago I posted a progressive take on demons and explaining evil. Last week a guy named Nithin took up a fantastic response complete with critique. I answered him and then Deacon Dan Hague voiced some concerns. Here is my response to both them (including the quick recap). Nithin said “to … Read more about Skirting Satan, Walking on Water and Feeding Five Thousand: preaching the text
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
WIKI-sermon help: John 3
My friend is preaching this weekend in a place where they have heard it all before. She has been given John 3 as a text and has asked for some fresh ideas / language about “beginning to participate in the kingdom of God”. I threw out the following three ideas but thought that a wiki-approach … Read more about WIKI-sermon help: John 3