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Pay Attention and Don’t Drift Away
In all our hand-wringing over the demise of (insert here alternately “liberal” or “conservative”) Christianity, what should be remembered is that while we’re busy yelling at each other, we might be forgetting to listen. This is why it’s necessary for us to pay more attention to what we have heard, or else we may drift away from it. 2 If the message that…
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Dividing Christ?
Near Emmaus put together a nice synopsis of recent articles regarding “liberal” and “conservative” Christianity in America. I found Ross Douthat’s piece in the New York Times to be a great read. As I have read the comments on Douthat’s page and other responses, what I have wondered about is just how far we will go as “labeled” Christians to hold…
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The Changing Face of Christianity
The Archbishop of Canterbury is resigning. Mark Stevens wants the job. I’d vote for him if I had a vote. The issue with the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church is similar. The Catholic Church will face the selection of a new pope before too long, I’m sure. When Pope John Paul II died, they had the opportunity to step…
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Christianity that matters, part 2
Thinking over Ross Douthat’s column, I have been thinking over and over about the crisis of Christianity we need to have in our culture. We don’t want one. It’s here, but we don’t want to recognize it. It’s a lot like the economic crisis. We don’t want to deal with it. It’s like the environment. It’s like our crazy dependence…
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Christianity that matters
Ross Douthat has a marvelous column on the Christmas season and how Christianity is “doing.” Obviously, we are full of angst. That’s our main theme these days, it seems. The column is a good one and I am kind of setting this post as a “marker” to come back to when I have time. One thought from his column for…
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Popularity of Mysticism
Who woulda thunk it? This Ross Douthat column in the New York Times reflects on the popularity of so many mystical practices, but it has its downside. We are dabbling in so many things, we are diving into nothing. We are not fully entering into ANY of the practices, so we might think we are mystics, but the proof is…
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