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The Pope and Pentecostalism
Pope Benedict made the following comments about Pentecostalism: The geography of Christianity has changed dramatically in recent times, and is in the process of changing further. Faced with a new form of Christianity, which is spreading with overpowering missionary dynamism, sometimes in frightening ways, the mainstream Christian denominations often seem at a loss. This is a form of Christianity with…
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The Novelty of Being a Heretic
Marc Cortez offers some thoughts on why being a heretic is so doggone attractive. (HERE) It’s true. Being orthodox is actually work… and who these days wants that?
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The King Jesus Gospel — Messing Up the Message
I am beginning to work my way through The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight. My church staff will be making our way through it the next several weeks as well. The diagnosis of the “evangelical problem” resonates with me. The struggle over “decisions” and “disciples” has been something I’ve felt for all my years in ministry. McKnight lays out his…
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The King Jesus Gospel
I follow Scot McKnight on the Jesus Creed blog quite a bit, but other than that, I’m not familiar with his teaching. When The King Jesus Gospel was announced, the one thing that sold me on getting this book right away was there was a forward by Dallas Willard. I have a high regard for Willard, even taking myself back through…
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It Should Still Be TILL DEATH Do Us Part
A lot is being made of Pat Robertson’s horrifying comments (HERE) about a man divorcing his wife who is stricken with Alzheimer’s. (I find it highly ironic the MEDIA is shocked by someone in the church advocating divorce, but that’s another story.) A column (HERE) really hits hard on Robertson’s statement. These words are really pointed: Pat Robertson’s cruel marriage…
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Walter Brueggemann and the Disruption God Brings
This interview with Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann is well worth your time. In this interview he is asked to unpack some words used in the Old Testament, or some concepts used. In particular, around minute 25, he gets after how we, as preachers or believers, leave a lot of things unsaid because we are so bound up by our…
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Is the Creation Account Our New “Shibboleth”?
“Shibboleth” comes from a story in Judges. When one tribe was asked how to pronounce the word, they would miss the “h”, thus the enemy tribe could pick out their enemy and kill them when asking them that word. We look for those places of differentiation and we choose places to “make our stand.” I am wondering if we are…
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Why Evangelicals Struggle… But Should Learn
This article is a good reflection and they point out a couple of things I’ve thought of over the past few years. It does not cause me to repudiate evangelicalism, however. It causes me to reflect. There are still numerous reasons I identify more readily with evangelicals and “classical” Pentecostals than the “liberal” side of Christianity. What really spurs me…
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And In This Corner… The First Published Volley Taking on Rob Bell’s View
Hell sells. Rob Bell. Now Mark Galli. Francis Chan is on their heels. Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
Category: Theology
