I was very challenged by something I read in Newbigin's Gospel in a Pluralist Society tonight. Newbigin served for years as a missionary in India and describes how Jesus was often incorporated into the Hindu worldview without changing the prevailing worldview in any way whatsoever. He writes, "the foreign missionary knows that this is not … Continue reading The Meaning of History
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the heresy of homosexuality?
We throw the word heresy around too much I think - at least in certain circles. So I'm reluctant to put that label out there, yet I think it's important to do so. As many of you know there has been an ongoing controversy in the Episcopal/Anglican Church over the topic of homosexuality, specifically the … Continue reading the heresy of homosexuality?
Scott McKnight on the Neo Reformed
Scott McKnight over at Jesus Creed has a great new post on the NeoReformed. I guess I'm a part of the NeoReformed movement in that I'm young (ish) and reformed. I would, however, like to think of myself as a reformed neoreformer. I hope I'm not mean-spirited and that I haven't erected any 'gates on … Continue reading Scott McKnight on the Neo Reformed
We Need Some Old Time Religion
A couple of weeks ago I was in a discussion with a couple of guys about the word 'religion'. It's not a word that shows up often in the Bible, only five times by my count. It's a word that has fallen on hard times. As Christians we often say things like "Christianity isn't a … Continue reading We Need Some Old Time Religion
Follow up on Core vs. Crust
Kevin DeYoung followed up his original post about the Core and the Crust with 12 questions (part 1, and part 2) to help prevent crustiness. Here's a summary with some reflection of my own:1. Do we actually care about evangelism? It is possible that we run the risk of being individual little Ephesian Churches who … Continue reading Follow up on Core vs. Crust
God Entranced 