The process of embedding a transcendent reality within an imminent context is one of illumination, seeing reality for what it is and, in this, making the truly worthwhile stand in contrast to the wrong and misguided. Such a process for … Continue reading
This past Saturday, Amy and I had our first shared creative event. We celebrated my book release and her CD release at Two Rivers Church in Oak Grove, Oregon. I’m hoping to post some more pictures and such from the … Continue reading
Okay, I know. Way, way too academicy recently. So, here’s where I take all that preparatory stuff and finally–finally–get to the point. Singleness is not a higher calling than marriage. That’s not really a dramatic thing to say anymore. There’s … Continue reading
Here’s a summary of what I’ve tried to say so far, and if I didn’t say it, here’s what is at the root of what I am planning to say: Sin is about identity, not about the law or rules. … Continue reading
While we were waiting for the fireworks to start, a friend asked me, “Are you an intellectual?” Which, if you think about it, is a funny sort of question. I’m a PhD student, after all. Most people, I imagine, assume … Continue reading
Fr. Richard Rohr spoke at Fuller last evening on the topic of Emerging Christianity. What’s interesting is my own studies on emerging theology have pushed me to study a lot of liberation theologies, much of which is found in Latin … Continue reading
The second part of my presentation on Emerging Churches: Living as Community With the emphasis on “identifying with Jesus” and “transforming secular space,” the third key practice is “living as community.” Gibbs and Bolger write that emerging churches “recognize that … Continue reading
So, I had another presentation for my ecclesiology class this past Tuesday. it was on a pretty familiar topic, however. I had to present on the book Emerging Churches by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger. I’ve done a fair amount … Continue reading
At the Society of Pentecostal Studies conference early last month, one of the biggest questions we got after our presentations had do with whether an emerging church systematic theology could even be developed. That challenge is something still to be … Continue reading
What then is involved in the idea and shared perspective of emerging churches? In 2005, Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger, both of Fuller Seminary, presented their significant research on the emerging church movement in their book Emerging Churches: Creating Christian … Continue reading
