Generously Disciples
Prompted by Brain McLaren’s Generous Orthodoxy, I have started a pretty intense study of many different denominations in hopes of gaining a bigger view of God and a bigger view of what it means to be...
View ArticleEmerging Church: Defined?
So I have called myself Emergent in this blog for some time now. I dare say that anyone who has been around the church and is under 50 years old (and some who are older) has probably heard the terms...
View ArticleKarl Barth as a Spiritual Mentor
I am reading Hans Urs von Balthasar’s substantive book The Theology of Karl Barth for the first time. But, I’m not reading the book primarily to learn what he says, though this book is part of one of...
View ArticleWhy Protestants Cannot Be Catholic Today: Why Are We Still Protesting?
I spend a significant amount of time explaining Roman Catholic beliefs to my evangelical and Protestant friends. As a theologian it is part of my calling to illuminate and clarify. So much of what...
View ArticleDo Not Despise the Foot: A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
How do we affirm Paul’s “body of Christ” language when the world is not only divided between Jew and Gentile, but is made up of radical diversity even within the Church? In our unique university...
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