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October 2005

October 08, 2005

Doctrinal Statements and the Emerging Movement 5

So far we have looked at the first three "articles" of Emergent Village. Today I'll...

October 07, 2005

Doctrinal Statements and the Emerging Movement 4

In this series on whether or not it is wise for local churches to cobble...

October 06, 2005

Doctrinal Statements and the Emerging Movement 3

Notice the second "affirmation" of Emergent Village: 2. Commitment to the Church in all its...

October 05, 2005

Emerging Movement and the Saints

You've perhaps already read, but in the case that you haven't, it is worth looking...

October 04, 2005

Doctrinal Statements and the Emerging Movement 2

It's been a long day. I got up early, went to a prayer meeting with...

October 03, 2005

Doctrinal Statements and the Emerging Movement

I've done this more than most. When I see a church with no denominational affilation...

October 02, 2005

The Church, Embracing Grace, and Racism 7

A purple theology and a purple politics spring from the Kingdom vision of Jesus and...

October 01, 2005

The Church, Embracing Grace, and Racism 6

So, we are led to ask, "What can we do about it? What can we...

September 2005

September 30, 2005

The Church, Embracing Grace, and Racism 5

There is a reason, perhaps less in importance but perhaps just as insidious, why Christian...

September 29, 2005

The Church, Embracing Grace, and Racism 4

I thought I'd post today on the need for repentance and forgiveness, but instead I...

September 25, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology 6

This is our last post on Franke's book, The Character of Theology. Here's my overall...

September 24, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology 5

This fifth installment of Franke's Character of Theology deals with the second half of chapter...

September 24, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology 5

This fifth installment of Franke's Character of Theology deals with the second half of chapter...

September 23, 2005

Old Poll, New Poll

The Confessions of St. Augustine has won. I must admit I'm surprised by this, mostly...

September 23, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology 4

John Franke deconstructed me yesterday in an e-mail. He said he likes my idea of...

September 23, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology 4

John Franke deconstructed me yesterday in an e-mail. He said he likes my idea of...

September 22, 2005

Luncheon today

My good friend, and both excellent evangelist and author, Garry Poole, invited me to a...

September 22, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology 3

In this third post in a series on Franke's understanding of what theology is, we...

September 22, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology 3

In this third post in a series on Franke's understanding of what theology is, we...

September 21, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology 2

Franke's Character of Theology, which I began here, turns in the second chapter to the...

September 20, 2005

Franke’s Character of Theology

John Franke's new book, The Character of Theology: An Introduction to Its Nature, Task, and...

September 19, 2005

Purple Theology is Wisdom

The term "theology," or even worse "systematic theology," have bad names among Old and New...

September 16, 2005

Back from Civitas Lectures

We're back from Grand Rapids and the Civitas Lectures at Cornerstone University on After Evangelicalism....

September 16, 2005

South Haven

Kris and I spent the night in South Haven, are heading for breakfast, and then...

September 13, 2005

Purple Theology: Scripture and its Unity

For a long time I have pondered blogging about Scripture. Of late I have been...

September 12, 2005

Purple Theology: Ecclesiology

What E.B. White, that great writer called the big syllable, can be seen in what...

September 11, 2005

Missional vs. Traditional

If you haven't seen Tall Skinny Kiwi's charts, do so. There are worth thinking about....

September 11, 2005

Emerging Theology is Purple Theology

The recent interview of Brian McLaren in Sojourners made a slight plea for purple politics...

September 09, 2005

Jesus on Being Missional 13

In this last in a (and Kris would say too) long (of a) series on...

September 08, 2005

Jesus on Being Missional 12

Full-scale missional work, as we see in Matthew 10:37-39, moves from love to sacrifice. He...