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August 2012

August 27, 2012

” Forest Life: by Shane Crash “…radical, scandalous redemptive imagination

For years I have been exploring the idea of faith on the fringe of church-ianity...

August 16, 2012

A Humble Emergent Reply to Ben Witherington III

Dear Dr. Witherington, I feel as but a mere ant to respond to a man...

August 15, 2012

A Seat at The Table: Everyone Plays

My friend and fellow Common Tabler Pete comes at emergence not via the plethora of...

August 14, 2012

Redemptive imagination: the intersection of humanity and God…future faith

This is one of my favorite stories is the gospels ( John 6:1-15 ), every...

August 10, 2012

(G)od With(Out) Religion OR The God Who BeCame an Atheist

There is this moment of intrinsic subversion to exclusivity in the Jesus Narrative. But...

August 10, 2012

R(EVOLuTionary ) Faith…in a crisis

It's hard to imagine anyone coming across Jesus in the midst of the " world...

August 02, 2012

What Does a Good Leadership Meeting Look Like?

How about this for a monthly leadership meeting? Council Meeting, July 2012 To begin, we...

August 01, 2012

Authentic Jesus Generations: Woodstock to Wild Goose by Randy Woodley

Although there is not much in general these days that one can say about the...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

WTF!!! …what the flock

On July 26 2012 this was my status of facebook... Many would say I've back...

July 15, 2012

do christians (h)ate the world? OR (the european civil wars)

Any notion that we do not belong to this earth, that Earth is...

July 06, 2012

What I Noticed at Wild Goose 2012

1. Being cool is overrated. You already know it was hot. However, having spent a...

July 04, 2012

Wild Goose Festival Moving Beyond Cynicism (linked by) Randy Woodley

I recently returned from 28 days on the road with my 13 year old son...

June 2012

June 22, 2012

God the Capitalist Meets Job and his Violent Loss of Materialism…

Is not Job the narrative about the conundrum of pain, suffering and loss? Is it...

June 06, 2012

Book: Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision by Randy Woodley

From the Publisher, William B Eerdman's Publishing: In this book, Randy Woodley draws parallels between...

June 01, 2012

Embracing Life and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris has been called Woody Allen's best film in a long time, and I agree....

May 2012

May 23, 2012

Is Violent Racism Making a Comeback or Has it Ever Gone Away? by Randy Woodley

Many White people thought we had racism almost licked in America. We would all at...

May 21, 2012

State of Emergent Cohorts 2012

According to Emergent cohort guru Mike Clawson, there were about 50-60 active Emergent cohorts across...

May 10, 2012

God is a [pro]stit[ut]e

Doctor Daniel Paul Schreber complains of the compulsive thinking that he is forced to endure,...

May 09, 2012

Faith and Politics: ‘What’s Fair is Fair’ is not Fair Anymore by Randy S. Woodley

Ok, I have to admit I'm a history nerd. I read it, I watch it...

April 2012

April 25, 2012

Dehumanizing the Other: Afghan Body Parts, Soldier Suicides, the Poor and the Evil Conservative Strategy By Randy Woodley

The first casualty of war is the truth. Tell a lie often enough and it...

April 22, 2012

love [your] neighb(our) as the enem(y).

Desire is the Desire of the Other - Lacan Love your neighbour as...

April 16, 2012

god (h)ates fa(g)s?!

God hates fags, really? I have been told this is true. But what does...

April 11, 2012

Strange Christianity Made in America: Part III by Randy Woodley

I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your...

April 11, 2012

the c(h)urch is killing the (o)ther [Video]

INTRO: the other is that which is different to us. that which is foreign or...

April 05, 2012

Passover and Communion

As I prepare to celebrate this meal tonight, remembering an upper room two thousand years...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

Strange Christianity Made in America: Part II by Randy Woodley

The customs of the Nacirema, a still very poorly understood tribal group, came to the...

March 27, 2012

why feminine castration is like church on sunday

The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath - Jesus, Rabbi from...

March 21, 2012

A Seat at The Table: Negative Space, Part II, The Art of Doing Nothing

I wrote last month about the value of 'negative space' in worship settings, but the...

March 19, 2012

Church On The Internet

Last month I had the privilege of interviewing Chris Smith of Englewood Christian Church on...

March 15, 2012

What is Church 2.0? (Video)

Here is a condensed version of a workshop I offer on the concept of "Church...