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bittersweet

posted by adam on 09.04.2007

I got an email from my pastor today. He was telling me that he was disappointed that he did not see me at church on Sunday. I haven’t been there in three weeks.
You should know that my pastor is not one to say something like, “I was hoping to see you,” as a passive aggressive […]

relationship, church | no comments »

call for a change

posted by adam on 03.19.2007

“After having once made the mistake of watching television news, I had worried for a while about an asteroid hitting the earth and wiping out human civilization. The anchorwoman had said it was not merely possible but probable. At the end of the report, she smiled.
“I worried about that asteroid until I realized I couldn’t […]

church, social justice, emergent | 2 comments »

fleshy

posted by adam on 03.13.2007

I’m not even sure I should share this as it will either confirm your cynicism about Christians or scare you. (There is, I suppose, what I hope is the outside chance that you’ll feel right at home watching it, but that’s really scary.)
A friend of mine (Kester) emailed me this link. Watch it all the […]

church, emergent | 6 comments »

the emerging church

posted by adam on 03.10.2007

Check out this excellent article by Scot McKnight entitled “Five Streams of the Emerging Church“. If you’ve heard of the emergent movement and have no idea what it is, this is a great introduction. And, incidentally, this article does a good job of summing up my views and values where church and God are concerned.
I’d […]

church, emergent | 1 comment »

what he said

posted by adam on 02.28.2007

“I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.”
-Gandhi

Jesus, church, quote | 4 comments »

iron “e”

posted by adam on 02.13.2007

My last two posts have created a small bit of controversy. How delightful.
I’m going to take this opportunity to clarify what I believe to be the intent of Anne Lamott in the brief quote I posted yesterday, (and for which I have been taken to task both on this blog and on my Facebook profile.)
In […]

discipleship, church | 7 comments »

interesting…

posted by adam on 01.31.2007

My theology according to Quizfarm.com:
“You scored as Emergent/Postmodern. You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don’t think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in […]

relationship, church | 5 comments »

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