The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the quest for political power is destroying the church arrived this week. (Only have read the introduction so far. Let me lay out why this book is an important read for Christians (HT Karissa). Here is the thesis of the book:
I believe a significant segment of American evangelicalism [...]
A story on the front page of our local paper caught my attention last Saturday. The headline annouced that Alabama judge Roy Moore (of 10 commandments in the courtroom renown) is joining the fight in a Pennsylvania case over hate crimes law. Two local evangelists for Repent America were charged under the hate crimes law for [...]
In a number of settings recently at SMC, I have been asked about vision for church as a missional community (I am particularly thinking of Melissa’s questions). I feel like I have not yet done justice to answering these questions. It involves a radical re-imagining of church. It doesn’t mean we change the center from historic [...]
Ron Sider has a new book (see excerpt here) that looks like an important read. I also found this endorsement by Scot McKnight for the upcoming conference at Eastern University.
After observing the divisiveness of the 2004 election season, even within Mennonite congregations, John Roth proposed that Mennonites take a 5-year sabbatical from political engagement. I was a delegate [...]
The Eucharist is the sacrament of unity. It makes us into one body. The apostle Paul writes, “As there is one loaf, so we, although there are many of us, are one single body, for we all share in the one loaf” (1 Corinthians 10:17).
The presence of Jesus among us and in the gifts of [...]
Kingdom Grace posted a number of wonderful pictures which are representative of key words in the emergent church conversation as well as many other parts of the Church. They are words inherent to Gospel living.
I re-post them here with a HT to Kingdom Grace. I also found the comments exchanged in response to her pictures [...]
Willow Creek Community Church (Bill Hybels), recently conducted an internal qualitative study to evaluate the effectiveness of their ministry over the years. Check out this link–Willow Creek repents. It seems that after 30 years of working at church from an entrepreneurial paradigm–business model approach that views the parrishoner (seeker) as the customer and the church [...]
MARCH AGAINST VIOLENCE: Saturday, Sept. 8, starting at noon at St. Paul’s Church of God in Christ, 215 S. Queen St. and ending with a rally at Binn’s Park. The rally will include speakers and entertainment. This march is being organized by the mother of Tyquan Hall, who was shot while trying to settle a [...]
What an overwhelming turnout to the showing of the film last evening. Stan estimated the attendance around 350! Where do we go from here? The planning committee and a number of others are discussing possibilities to continue the momentum and interest generated by this event. Because of the delay last evening (due to the high [...]
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