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Open Worship and Trust
I read this article last night about the Quaker practice of open worship, which as far as I can tell is mostly sitting around without having anything planned and letting the congregation speak/lead/sing at will.
I like this idea a lot, mostly because I feel like the times I’ve had the best worship experiences (and by “best,” [...]
Art and Incarnation
Here’s a good article about art and incarnation, basically arguing that art works because it’s not gnostic: it doesn’t reject the world, but rather reveals what’s really true about the world through concrete, experienceable things.
The article concludes:
The artist does not show us the world as it ought to be; she shows us the world as it [...]
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Discussion on the Kingdom of God
A few days ago, my brother (who just became the father of twins!) emailed me in response to my (initially negative) review of McLaren’s Everything Must Change.
He took issue with McLaren’s kingdom theology, saying,
“McLaren seems to define the Kingdom of God according to his own definition, which I don’t fully understand, but which seems to [...]
Derek Webb, Art, and Reform Theology
On the way to O’Hare, I listened to a couple Nick and Josh podcasts.
The first was with Derek Webb.
He had some really interesting ideas about art, or more particularly, Christian art (or the unreality thereof).
He said that art ALWAYS reflecting the heart of the artist creating it. Always. This is intresting to me, [...]
More on Church and Intellectual Property
Here’s a story about the NFL saying a church can’t have a SuperBowl party.
I’m torn as to what to think about this. I don’t necessarily think that churches should get a free pass just because they’re churches.
But here’s the NFL’s reasoning (from the article, McCarthy being an NFL spokesperson): “Large Super Bowl gatherings around big-screen [...]
N.T. Wright and Anne Rice
Ok, one more podcast link before I go to bed:
Here’s N.T. Wright AND Anne Rice together.
The title is “Writing Our Way to God.” But the description says, “Together these two extraordinary writers will explore the mystery of the identity of God and our interconnectedness with Creation. This Forum brings together two contemporary writers who express [...]
Nick and Josh Archives — Good Stuff
Wow. Here’s the Nick and Josh Podcast archives.
It looks to me like there’s a lot of good stuff in there. Here’s some highlights (I’m not linking to each one, just follow the previous link and search–you’re a big boy):
Doug Pagitt
Tony Jones
Brian McLaren (twice)
Derek Webb
Plenty of Corporate Responsiblity
Bishop John Shelby Spong
AJ Jacobs the Year of [...]
Corporate Responsibility Podcasts
I mentioned that Brian McLaren was interviewed on the Nick and Josh podcast in m previous post.
What I may not have mentioned was that Nick and Josh have done a series of podcasts about corporate responsibility.
I’m not entirely sure what they mean by that, or if the podcasts are any good.
That said, I’m definately interested in [...]
Crazy for God
On Shack’s recommendation, I read Crazy for God, by Frank(y) Schaeffer.
He was right–it was awesome.
I read a Franky Schaeffer book several years, when I was first getting back into poetry after college. Addicted to Mediocrity was about the way American Protestant subculture had relegated the arts to the Christian basement, as he put it, [...]
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