Last week 3 interesting items came across my radar screen. A new CNN poll entitled "America losing its religion" A NYTimes op-ed called "Belief Is the Least Part of Faith" by an author who specializes on Evangelicals. A God Complex Radio interview with Cameron Trimble on the Future of Church … Read more about Religion in America: June 2013
CultureCast Goes Commando: A Stupid Test on Religion, Game of Thrones, Road Rage and The Beatles
We didn't have a guest this week, so we decided to take a Pew poll on religion. We got all of the questions right! And by "we", I mean "me", because Amy and Christian got one wrong. The poll itself shouldn't be too difficult for listeners, but the statistics afterward about how various faith groups … Read more about CultureCast Goes Commando: A Stupid Test on Religion, Game of Thrones, Road Rage and The Beatles
Living Out Faith Loud (Day 15)
I’m blogging my way through Neighbors and Wisemen for Lent. Today we read chpt. 15 where the author tells us a story about Dr. John Perkins’ visit to a packed Reed College auditorium. For those of you who don’t have the book, here are some selections from the chapter to get you up to speed. With … Read more about Living Out Faith Loud (Day 15)
Day 13: Poetic Language About God
I am constantly struck by the complications of talking about God and faith. In this chapter Tony tells an amazing tale about coming to a realization about how he thinks about his faith. The words that we use are very powerful in forming our experience. They not only help us interpret our … Read more about Day 13: Poetic Language About God
Day 12: The Voice of God in Others
I have always been haunted by the insight that: "The voice of God is often found in the mouth of a friend". I need so much grace. I require so much help in the things of life. I need others ... and I don't always like that. I am blogging my way through Neighbors and Wisemen for Lent. I was … Read more about Day 12: The Voice of God in Others
The New Materialism with Jeffrey Robbins
Brace yourself! Jeffrey Robbins is all about the New Materialism and he is going to knock your socks off! Tripp gets to chat with the co-author of the book "Religion, Politics and the Earth" (along with pod favorite Clayton Crockett) that is making its way around the inter-webs in preparation … Read more about The New Materialism with Jeffrey Robbins
Doug Pagitt Radio: what is happening IN religion
I had the honor to be on Doug Pagitt Radio this morning. It was a great conversation with Doug and Victoria that centered about what is happening in religion. You can read the initial blog about religionand postmodern thought here. Doug has the video on his website and on Itunes. Here the … Read more about Doug Pagitt Radio: what is happening IN religion
TNT: Bible Bash with Brueggemann and Fretheim
Bo and Tripp riff off of Terence Fretheim and Walter Brueggemann answering the same set of questions. These two legends of Biblical Theology give us their best take on passages to preach when controversial subjects come up. Topics include: Economy Ecology Homosexuality Immigration Other … Read more about TNT: Bible Bash with Brueggemann and Fretheim
W. Paul Young on the Creative Process, Theology, and Being One of the Highest-Selling Authors in History
This week's episode was recorded in the youth group room at First Christian Church in downtown Portland. To start things off, Jordan talks about being the Marv Marinovich of comedy by relentlessly pushing his daughter to be funnier while Christian embraces the black magic that is naturopathic … Read more about W. Paul Young on the Creative Process, Theology, and Being One of the Highest-Selling Authors in History
Of Course Jesus Was Born of A Virgin – it happened a lot back then
As Christians we confess that Jesus was born to a virgin. Some people doubt the accuracy of that - but they may not realize that it was not that uncommon back then. Here are just 10 people born of a virgin in the ancient world: Buddha Krishna - born without a sexual union, by “mental … Read more about Of Course Jesus Was Born of A Virgin – it happened a lot back then
Brian’s Best Book So Far
I have read a lot of Brian McLaren books. Pre-Seminary has was a go to thinker and writer for me. I use him as a resource now - I hand out his books to lots of people. In the past year I have led two long-term studies through A New Kind of Christianity and Naked Spirituality at my church. I’m … Read more about Brian’s Best Book So Far
Hipsters and Zombies as the end of civilization
Last week I went down to Tripp’s office to work on some stuff for the podcast. I walked in while he was talking to Jordan and Christian from the Homebrewed Culture Cast. They were recording a segment about zombies and the Walking Dead series. The conversation was great - you will really enjoy … Read more about Hipsters and Zombies as the end of civilization