I read this the other day and loved hearing about Jordan’s interaction with theologian Jaques Ellul. Everytime I read statements by Ellul I am challenged, excited and filled with awe. Here are some really great quotes from an excerpt written on the Burnside Writers Collective. Jacques Ellul – The Presence
Continue reading →This is a guest article written by friend and colleague JR Rozko of Life as Mission. “FAQs of a Theologian” is a segment I run from time to time that seeks to answer basic questions that get asked of people with theology degrees. If you would like to submit a
Continue reading →My Australian ‘mate’ Jarrod McKenna’s sent me a provocative short piece on how Jesus would love even world criminals like Osama and how the Australian Prime Minister isn’t happy about it. What is interesting is when John Howard (the Prime Minister) put forward his position to the press
Continue reading →I’ve begun to compile a listing of blogs by students who attend or have attended Fuller Theological Seminary. This is meant for any student no matter what you write about, or what your various positions are on theological matters. It’s just a page to help connect Fuller students
Continue reading →I just found this site that has a video of both Ryan Bolger (my PhD advisor) and one of his PhD advisors when he was in school, Eddie Gibbs. Here they give some brief thoughts on “What is the Emerging Church?” A small movement in the West directed at thinking
Continue reading →Here are some random thoughts that have been crammed in my head over the past week: I decided to switch the ol’ theme around for awhile, it’s still using the same core called “subtle” but now with a little different style. Unfortunately, I am having some problems with my
Continue reading →Today is my Emily’s dad’s birthday (the big 53) and I thought I’d take a moment to mention a few of his characteristics that make him a great father-in-law. 6.5 to be exact. 1 – We have a lot of things in common: he loves the outdoors,
Continue reading →A couple weeks back, I stumbled upon what seems like a small culture of people who have backed away from the “pure paperless ideology.” They are using small notebooks (Moleskines) to manage the tasks and projects in their lives. I’ve researched a bunch of various methods and learned a
Continue reading →I use Pukka non-stop throughout the day as I do reading and research on the web. It’s a super fast way for me to bookmark, and tag webpages to my delicious account. Today, a new version of Pukka was released. It’s really worth the $5 if you’re
Continue reading →Hey everyone, I’ve transferred my Website over to Media Temple hosting. I don’t anticipate any problems but will you let me know if you notice any bugs?
Continue reading →My Friend Jarrod McKenna sent me a link to this article the other, it’s written by Scot McKnight, professor of religious studies at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. The Article is called “Five Streams of the Emerging Church.” Here is a long quote from the article: To define
Continue reading →Don’t forget tomorrow night is the last night of my 1 year blog anniversary contest. I am giving away a pretty cool prize to one lucky reader of this blog. I’ve decided to randomly draw a name out of my hat to select the winner, so it’s
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