lifeasmission

I have been going crazy trying to figure out how to write a post in response to all the great conversation that was going on in the comments of this last post. Thanks Josh and Andy for having such a thoughtful and even-handed discussion. I was going crazy because I was trying to [...]

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I don’t know a ton about Linkin Park, but they are a band whose name keeps coming up in various spheres of my life.  I know my brother Adam is a fan and the other day my friend JR (that’s right, “there are 2 of them,” [SB]!) was showing me one of their videos on his oh [...]

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2 things compel me to take a stab at a post bearing this title.
First, the other day I was listening to a message being given by a Bible teacher that I have a tremendous amount of respect for. He was seeking to share with his congregation a version of the gospel which weds the [...]

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At the risk of confusing those who associate “The Move” with my friend Babs’ dancing talents…

I actually feel like offering a thought or two on a different kind of move - the one from an attractional way of being the church to a missional way.
More and more churches are attempting (or at least saying they [...]

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I just came across a great post by David Fitch on why Emerging Church people are drawn to deconstructive theology. Actually, this post is a follow up to one he wrote for The Church and Postmodern Culture. In the original post he does a great job of answering the above question and in [...]

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This is the title of my masters thesis.  The subtitle is, “Exploring the Relationship Between Culture, Theology, and the Church.”  It is divided into 3 main sections - the first with regard to the relationship between God’s people and the idea of culture, a second on narrative approaches to theology, and a third on missional [...]

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