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2011-11-05T18:09:01+00:00

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Was Jesus a Bigot?

Last updated on: November 5, 2011 at 6:09 pm By Christian Piatt

One of the biggest barriers to helpful, healthy conversation about the Christian faith seems to revolve around fear. What if I don’t know something I should and others find out? What if I ask a question that makes me look stupid, unfaithful or even heretical? So instead we wander through our lives of faith, wondering about an awful lot but asking very little. This isn’t my understanding of the faith we’re called to live out. After all, if your beliefs... Read more

making sense of the christian faith

2011-11-03T17:07:18+00:00

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The Eerie Efficiency of Disney

Last updated on: November 3, 2011 at 5:07 pm By Christian Piatt

This picture, capping day three of theme park bliss, pretty much says it all. Almost, anyway. What you can just barely see on Zoe’s chin is the beginning of a three-inch scrape that travels from there and up along her left jawline. When Zoe gets tired, she gets hyper. she also gets clumsy, which makes for a potentially rough combination. Especially when faces meet concrete benches. It was both reassuring and a little creepy how quickly two Disney staff members... Read more

2011-11-02T15:02:27+00:00

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Original Sin With Sprinkles On Top

Last updated on: November 2, 2011 at 3:02 pm By Christian Piatt

We took our kids to Disney World for a week of manufactured happiness. Yes, they’ve been having a blast, but they’ve also been more emotional in all directions than usual. Something about this place has an effect similar to drugs like cocaine; whatever your inherent personality is like, at Disney World you’ll be like that ten-fold. I made the grave mistake of suggesting we eat dinner last night at a theme restaurant called T-Rex. My son, Mattias, loves dinosaurs, and... Read more

2011-10-28T23:16:50+00:00

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Colonial Barriers in Seminary Education

Last updated on: October 28, 2011 at 11:16 pm By Christian Piatt

I’m glad to see the conversation taking place in the Patheos forum about whether Seminary as an institution is on its way out, headed for radical reform, or if the cries of “fire” are overblown. Many of the issues that concern me have been addressed, but there’s one particular issue I see as central to the problem. Several contributors have talked about the prohibitive cost of seminary education, and that given the challenges graduates have in finding sustainable employment after... Read more

church and technology

2011-10-27T21:01:33+00:00

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An Ironic Problem for “Occupy Wall Street”

Last updated on: October 27, 2011 at 9:01 pm By Christian Piatt

I’ll start by saying I agree with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, at least in principal. Anyone willing to take the time and effort to stand nonviolent against systems that oppress on behalf of the marginalized has some merit. That said, I, like many others, am a little baffled by the intent of the movement. Is the goal to influence public policy? To move public opinion? To propose a radical alternative form of government or commerce? I’m not so sure.... Read more

2011-10-25T17:51:06+00:00

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We Can’t Un-Open the Postmodern Box

Last updated on: October 25, 2011 at 5:51 pm By Christian Piatt

Adam, a friend on Facebook, sent a couple of questions to me via chat yesterday that I thought could be more easily answered in a blog than in shorts bursts on instant messaging. I’ve written about my thoughts on postmodernism, its effects on theology and the church before, but it’s an important enough subject to revisit from time to time. Adam’s first question was (and I’m paraphrasing): What do you think about the emerging church movement? First, I think he... Read more

2011-10-24T17:27:12+00:00

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Did Jesus Really Die for Our Sins?

Last updated on: October 24, 2011 at 5:27 pm By Christian Piatt

One of the most pivotal concepts in contemporary Christianity has to do with whether Jesus died for the sins of humanity. For many, this is a central tenet of their Christian faith; for others, the very idea that a God would require the spilling of blood — let alone that of his son — to forgive us seems appalling. In my “Banned Questions” book series, I’ve tried to pull together some of the most challenging questions about the Christian faith... Read more

2011-10-25T21:07:20+00:00

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Parting Thoughts from Soularize

Last updated on: October 25, 2011 at 9:07 pm By Christian Piatt

I came a little bit late to the game. This was my first Soularize event, but founder Spencer Burke also announced it will be the last. Always the visionary, Spencer is moving on, carrying the conversation “from critique to action,” he says. with this, he announced his new Mission Planting project, with the focus on bringing together and empowering leaders passionate about missional ministry in their communities. In short: enough theological criticism and deconstruction. Let’s do something about what we... Read more

2011-10-20T17:19:21+00:00

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Soularize, Day Two

Last updated on: October 20, 2011 at 5:19 pm By Christian Piatt

It’s a good thing that Soularize, the missional ministry gathering going on this week in San Diego, is only three days long. I don’t think I could handle more than that. And I mean that in a good way. More important than any of the talks, workshops and the like has been the opportunity to meet face to face with people equally passionate about active, relevant ministry in the context of our communities. I will go back home with a... Read more

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2011-10-19T15:05:27+00:00

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Day One at Soularize 2011

Last updated on: October 19, 2011 at 3:05 pm By Christian Piatt

I’m still operating from the haze of fatigue from a breakneck day in San Diego with some of the most exciting thinkers and activists in Christianity today. That, and I cannot, for the life of me, find the coffee in the guest house where Amy and I are staying. All of this, combined wit the fact that it all starts up again in less than an hour, compels me to jot down only a few thoughts for now, with the... Read more

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