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Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Political Church: Should the Church or the Government Do Welfare?
It’s become popular to argue that the church should handle the welfare needs of the poor and the healthcare needs of the uninsured — rather than the government. I thought I’d check how realistic this might be. According to USGovernmentSpending.com, … Continue reading
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Tagged church and state, political church, Uncategorized, welfare
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Top 25 Progressive Church of Christ Blogs: Technical Discussion
Background In January 2009, Matt Dabbs posted a list of the Top 25 Church of Christ blogs, based on the Alexa ranking of each site. The following summer, we began working together to post an updated listing. We’ve worked together … Continue reading
Top 25 Progressive Church of Christ Blogs: Results for March 2010
Matt Dabbs and I have been hard at work the last couple of months compiling the data to publish an up-to-date and far more accurate listing of progressive Church of Christ blogs. We’ll publish a technical description of the process … Continue reading
The Cruciform God: The Gospel of Suffering, Part 2
We’re continuing our study of Michael J. Gorman’s Inhabiting the Cruciform God. We are now well-beyond the book, but continuing to explore its implications. I would like to offer two suggestions and to dismiss a third – First, when I … Continue reading
The Political Church: A Thought Question Regarding the Political Divide
Class, I’ve been thinking about something that popped into my head after today’s class while on the way to lunch. In the US, there are basically two political worldviews. One view says that the government should stay out of personal … Continue reading
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Tagged church and state, Glen Beck, homosexuality, political church, social justice, Uncategorized
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The Cruciform God: A Reader’s Question
I get emails. Please give me an example of how I can take up my cross. This very brief email refers to this post, where I wrote, The essence of being like Jesus is self-emptying, that is, kenosis. We see … Continue reading
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Tagged Inhabiting the Cruciform God, kenosis, Michael J. Gorman, take up your cross, Uncategorized
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The Cruciform God: The Gospel of Suffering, Part 1
We’re continuing our study of Michael J. Gorman’s Inhabiting the Cruciform God. We are now well-beyond the book, but continuing to explore its implications. Suffering A vital part of the story of the cross is the prophecy of the Suffering … Continue reading
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Tagged Inhabiting the Cruciform God, Michael J. Gorman, suffering, Uncategorized
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The Holy Ghost Hokey Pokey. Literally. I literally mean it.
(Had they sung it a cappella, it would have been just fine.)
This is literally true
Ahh … the old “literal” vs. “figurative” controversy literally explodes onto the scene once again.
The Political Church: The Seditious Gospel
[This morning's lesson (3/7/10) had nothing to do with the notes I'd brought at all. Sometimes that happens.] We live in a highly politicized world. The US is a democracy, and so has always been political, but it’s truer now … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian nation, church and state, political church, politics, Uncategorized
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