Emergent Manifesto of Hope, edited by Doug Pagitt and Tony Jones who do a great job in bringing a plethora of American emergent voices together in one book, but don’t seem to have anything memorably profound themselves to add. But maybe that egalitarianism is part of the emergent flavor and the token of 2 hosts…
Read MoreBrad Sargent retires
I was asked to send in some thoughts on Brad Sargent for his retirement tomorrow from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. This is what i sent: “My two cents [that make sense] regarding Brad Sargent, the smartest guy in the emerging church whose retirement is more like a promotion to the next thang: Sense one:…
Read MoreGlasgow and Frankfurt
Next week I will be in Glasgow (Scotland) and Frankfurt (Germany) for a meeting with emerging church leaders. I will be traveling with my son Sam. I might have some spare time on 26th May in Frankfurt.
Read MoreJerry Falwell remembered in the blogosphere
Rev. Jerry Falwell passed away at 73 years old and his death is one of the blogosphere’s hot topics today. I never met him but I heard him speak once at a South Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. He had been hospitalized before for heart congestion problems and it seems he died of heart failure. He…
Read MoreHappy Hour starts in June
[UPDATE] Thoughts are coming together for the monthly online Happy Hour and the team have suggested the graphic below. Many of you who have been a part of the Suddenly Seminary cyberspace experience with me might want to be a part of this. I could use your help in planning it: Which people from around…
Read MoreEmergent and Anglican
Ian Mobsby of Moot has been a good friend of mine and he’s one of the guys in UK who always seems to be thinking ahead of the pack. He has good instincts and I like the stuff he comes up with. His dissertation has now become a book called Emerging & Fresh Expressions of…
Read MoreAmahoro Africa and postcolonialism
The Amahoro event just happened in Kampala Uganda (May 7-11). They were discussing church in post-colonial Africa. It looks like the mix was 100 Africans and 100 internationals. I was invited to join and was considering it for a while, but decided not to go. They probably didn’t need any more many foreigners anyway. Sounds…
Read MoreAfrica Mercy
New ship for Mercy Ships Int. (previously run by YWAM) and its been renamed “Africa Mercy. THE SHIP IS HUGE. Seems bigger than the Anastasis. She has left Holland and is on her way to Africa. My good friends Bryce and Sam Wagner (Mercy Ships and Fuse Factory audio visual team from many of our…
Read MoreTheology by Sinead O’Conner
“I am interested in the cause of rescuing God from religion” Sinead O’Conner in a recent interview Sasa Flek in Prague gives us the heads up on Theology, Sinead O’Conner’s latest album. He is a big fan and wonders what the Christian blogosphere will say about it. I am wondering how they will use it…
Read MoreChallies advice for bloggers
Tim Challies is one of the best known Christian bloggers and possibly the King of Live-Blogging. Adrian Warnock (thru Russell Smith) has the skinny on Tim Challies’ seminar for bloggers. Some good advice there on how Christians are impacting the blogosphere Tim says Christians can improve in these areas: 1. Evangelism — the nature of…
Read MoreBloggers Choice Awards
Looks like this blog is nominated for the Bloggers Choice Awards. Thanks Suzanna for letting me know. Tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com is nominated for Best Blog of All Time and Tallskinnykiwi.com is nominated for Best Religion Blog Its actually the same blog right now but thats OK, nothing stopping you from voting for BOTH OF THEM! Don’t feel…
Read MoreFrancis Beckwith with the Roman Catholics
“I deeply desire a public conversation among Christians about the relationship between Evangelicalism and the Great Tradition,” says Baylor’s Dr. Francis Beckwith in his blog post outlining the reasons for his resignation from the Evangelical Theological Society to return to full communion with the Catholic Church. HT: RomanCatholicByChoice. His resignation, which he blogged here, is…
Read MorePub Crawl For The Truth Isnt Sexy Campaign
Shannon is asking for churches and individuals to ADOPT A PUB and has invited people around London to participate in a PUB CRAWL on Saturday May 19. Details on The Truth Isnt Sexy website. If you cant make the pub crawl, or you live a long way from London, you can sponsor a pub with…
Read MoreNews from Turkey
“Indeed the news from workers in Istanbul is that, since their martdom, interest in correspondance courses for the gospel has never ben higher. Furthermore, a new level of responsiveness has been found in open air work.Could this prove to be a turning point in this strategic nation?” Source: Email from a team of pilgrims who…
Read MoreEmerging Jerk
Cartoon found on Open House while i was downloading Kyle’s Postmodern Paper on urban church planting in the Canadian context.
Read MoreAnabaptism and the Emerging Church
Anabaptists and the emerging church. Horse and carriage? Chicken and egg? Chalk and cheese? It has been suggested by some (Don Carson, Scot McKnight) that the emerging church in USA gravitates towards and resembles the early Anabaptist movement. I have mentioned this before. I generally agree with this and my own spiritual history contains strong…
Read MoreWikiklesia Project
I am contributing a chapter for a series of books on Christianity and the internet. Wikiklesia (website opens in a few days) will be “a collaborative / ecclesial e-book – virtual, self-organizing, participatory. From purpose to publication in four weeks. A collective and chaordic conversation on how technology is changing the church” [link] and the…
Read MoreGroovy Neolithic Pizza
The pizza turned out great and we drank the barley bere ale from these reproductions of grooved ware beakers. Here’s Debbie with the clay they have dug out. [original post] Groovy Neolithic Pizza. Late Neolithic, to be exact. Today I am making pizza for a team of archeologists and historical potters (not hysterical) who are…
Read MoreAberfeldy plays today
Aberfeldy plays today in Orkney on the island of Hoy – where one of the band members comes from. We were thinking of going but the venue is booked out. Aberfeldy had recent fame when their song “Young Forever” was chosen for Diet Coke commercial. Here’s the song.
Read MoreTurkey: The Truth About the Malatya Massacre
It appears the Turkish media exaggerated the details of the murders and the believers in Jesus Christ are keen to make sure the world knows the truth. We are people of truth and must persevere until the story is correct. One of the first people on the scene has sent an email – which i…
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