The last chapter of Shane Claiborne’s Irresistible Revolution is titled “Crazy But Not Alone.” This is a great summary of the book and brings us to the roots of a lot of Claiborne’s arguments. A lot of it is surrounded by the ideals of the emerging church. Let’s take a lot at some of the…
Irresistible Revolution .12
Chapter 12 of Irresistible Revolution is called “Growing Smaller and Smaller…Until We Take Over the World.” This title is inspired by mega churches. Shane is questioning what kind of gospel we are preaching in the US that allows us to have these huge churches. The Bible talks about it being harder for a camel to…
Rivalries
I’m reminded tonight of how enjoyable it is to watch a rivalry. Duke vs North Carolina is about as great as a rivalry as you get. They are 8 miles a part and are 2 of the greatest programs in college basketball history. I think it is definitely the best rivalry in sports…what do you…
Irresistible Revolution .11
Chapter 11 of Claiborne’s Irresistible Revolution is titled “Making Revolution Irresistible.” He begins the chapter talking about how he rebelled from “church” by joining social activist causes. Quickly he felt, “a self-righteousness mirroring that of conservative Christianity. I felt an aggressiveness and judgementalism reminiscent of that which I had grown to despise in the church.”…
Hoping
Ever since I started blogging I had hoped to create a place for thinking and discussion. Moving to this new space makes me want to reiterate this. Tony Jones said something really great on his blog today. He said, “I was reminded again of how much we all have to learn from one another, and…
Getting Started Here
Well I think I am finally ready to go here. Spent a lot of the weekend and Super Bowl getting everything all set up. Hopefully you all like the look and the multiple pages. If you have problems with anything let me know somehow. There is just no way to make sure everything is going…