We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of all things visible and invisible; and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten of his Father, of the substance of the Father, God of God, Light
Quest Church is hosting Lauren Winner of Duke University on “Faith & Gender” October 10-11. Lauren has authored numerous books, including: Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath and Real Sex. Register here. peace, dwight
The Other Journal’s, “Film, Faith, and Justice” this October 23-25, 2008. The featured lecturers: – Christopher L. Hueurtz – Director of Word Made Flesh, a global community “serving Jesus among the poorest of the poor.”– Rita Nakashima Brock – Theologian
One of the advantages of being connected with Mars Hill Graduate School is the various events and opportunities that come along. One such opportunity is Brian McLaren’s Deep Shift tour in connection with his latest book, Everything Must Change. Brian
Tomorrow I will be presenting the following paper to the National Council of Churches “Faith & Order Commission.” I was asked to reflect on “Full Communion” from the perspective of Emergent Village. Full Communion has been a way of describing
Here is a link to a four part interview with theologian Stan Grenz. The interview took place in Seattle with Dick Staub (author of a number of books, most recently Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters) whose radio program, The
This is short reflection piece I was invited to write for The Other Journal after attending the Younger Leaders Gathering in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2006. The younger leaders event was sponsored by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization.
Samir Selmanovic, Andrew Seely (See Andrew’s blog post about the experience) and I participated in the National Council of churches Faith & Order Commission a couple of weeks ago. The three of us participated in the dialogues as representatives of
There is an important forum coming up in Seattle exploring domestic violence and the church’s role. The forum will bring together pastors, educators and activists from the greater Seattle area to address how the Christian church is preventing the issue
Few terms polarize a conversation between Christ-followers like the L-word and the C-word: Liberal & Conservative. Both terms (liberal & conservative) have long and important histories in political and religious life; even if the terms have become one of the
The following was written by theologian LeRon Shults, and was sent out in today’s Emergent/C (the newsletter of emergent). “The coordinators of Emergent have often been asked (usually by their critics) to proffer a doctrinal statement that lays out clearly
The following was written by theologian LeRon Shults, and was sent out in today’s Emergent/C (the newsletter of emergent). “The coordinators of Emergent have often been asked (usually by their critics) to proffer a doctrinal statement that lays out clearly
This morning the thought struck me afresh that Holy Saturday is the Sabbath; Christ’s day in the tomb was the day of rest. The thought took me back to the late Alan Lewis’ wonderful book, Between Cross & Resurrection: A
I’ve been having a great time finishing my syllabus for a course exploring the Theology of Spiritual Formation which I will be guiding this summer. This is not a course in the practice or practices of formation but is a
I’ll be attending the 2006 Theological Conversation featuring Dr. Miroslav Volf sponsored by Emergent, the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Zondervan Publishing, and Abingdon Press/Cokesbury Bookstores. February 6-8, 2006. Peace, dwight
Ronna Miller led a small group of us (Molly the wise, Jen the passionate, and Paul the great), at MHGS in Advent reflection this morning. Ronna guided our hearts and minds around the theme of “marveling.” It was a thoughtful
I have always enjoyed reading Ray Anderson (Fuller). Recently I was rereading, The Shape of Practical Theology and his one of his phrases in chapter eight gripped me and I have been sitting with it ever since. “Obedience by itself
The other day my son (four years old) made a disturbing confession. He boldly declared, (and I paraphrase), “I have two Gods. One tells me to do good, and one tells me to do bad.” Apparently some Marcionite has been
Here is a great article by Dr. Elaine J. Ramshaw titled: Power and Forgiveness in Matthew 18. The article first appeared in Word & World. Peace, dwight
Lynette and I just watched Batman Begins and while I watched the film I couldn’t help but think of the protestant reformation. Was I watching Bruce Wayne or Martin Luther and John Calvin – frankly they seem so similar. The storyline is of
If you have visited my site before than you know that I take pretty seriously the notion that relations form identity. I would go so far to say that understanding of self is impossible without the other. As I sit
For a few days I’ve been sitting the question: “how can I better understand and enter into the narrative of church?” This question took me back to Greek theater, represented by the masks. I find myself wondering whether the narrative of
Will participating in the “U2 Theology Workshops” together with Jeff Keuss and John Franke at both Off-the-Map’s “A Generous Orthodoxy Conferences” being put on my Brian McLaren and Jim Henderson. Washington DC, October 7-8, 2005 Seattle, November 4-5,
When I first encountered Miroslav Volf and his theological work I was elated. I found myself sharing his books with anyone around who would lend me their ear even if just for a moment. Needless to say I don’t agree with
Toward the Heart of the Matter by Eberhard Jungel Eberhard Jungel is professor of systematic theology and philosophy at the University of Tubingen. Toward the Heart of the Matter was translated by Paul E. Capetz, July 15, 1990. This article
I’m delighted to have Brian McLaren as a guest on this journal today. Brian wrote the following post, and he will be engaging here over the next couple of days. Ask him any questions you want, raise issues, enjoy and
My friend, teacher, and colleague, Brian McLaren will be posting here on this journal tomorrow, Monday, May 9th. Brian’s blog tour (including: Tallskinnykiwi, Jordan Cooper, Jen Lemen, Paradoxology, and Pomomusings), will be a conversation regarding his newest, and arguably most
