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A recent Time article about house churches sent my mind spinning off on a tangent. I have a fondness for the concept of house churches. But I began to wonder about something. The critique of the home church about megachurches is often that they are too big, not biblical enough, and reflective of America's self-centered, …
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This week marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In my mind, Bonhoeffer is one of the most important pastors and theologians of the 20th century. If you've never read anything by him, you should do so immediately. Try Life Together or The Cost of Discipleship. One of my earlier posts was …
I was thinking about Pat Robertson's statement a bit more and reflecting on my negative bias against him when I wrote my last post. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I said to myself: "Self, one of your favorite authors, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, was involved in an assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler. What's the difference …
Again, here is the final installment of Brian McLaren's assessment of himself and folks' reactions to his work. If you find yourself unfamiliar with his writings as he mentions them, please at least give some thoughtful attention to his paragraphs on his most recent book A Generous Orthodoxy. I resonate deeply with his questioning of …
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Here is Brian McLaren's second installation on himself and Emergent. One of the things that fascinates me about McLaren is the way that he is both evangelistically driven and intellectually engaged. He is one of the few people I know who authentically engages this deep desires with such mutual strength. As you read this piece, …
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Matthew Erickson 