Posted in Emergent Conversation, Jesus on Nov 11th, 2008
Exhausted from global warming in oppressed Palestine, Jesus chilled at Jacob’s Well in the realm of “the other” called Samaria.
Jesus’ cohort left him to buy organic at the nearest kiosk.
A Samaritan woman-”the other to the second power”-approached the community’s gathering space, carrying the symbol of her status in a harsh patriarchal culture.
Jesus said, “Water [...]
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Posted in Emergent Conversation, Theology on Nov 8th, 2008
The Bible: Slip, Sliding Away…
by John W. Frye
A good, upright Christian reached for the well-worn, well-read Bible. The Bible by itself shifted away from reach. Startled by this the Christian thought That’s odd. Reaching out again to take the Bible, it slid away again and leaped from the table to the floor. This alarmed the Christian. [...]
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Posted in Culture, Emergent Conversation, Reviews, Theology on Oct 21st, 2008
Phyllis Tickle time.
I had the opportunity to hear Phyllis Tickle at Baker Book House on Ocotober 17 discuss her newest book The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why (Baker).
Phyllis is a delightful lady. And unusual…how many Anglicans do you know who have a strong Southern Baptist influence? She is a profound communicator [...]
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Posted in Emergent Conversation, Jesus, Reviews on Aug 4th, 2008
Doug Pagitt, Mark Scandrette, Tony Jones
Tony Jones as Dr. A. B. Hawthorne, the professor, singing “I’ll Fly Away” on the sidewalk of the church.
In a combination of humorous 1908 revivalist flare with current, compelling stories of the life-changing power of the big Gospel of the kingdom of God, Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt and Mark Scandrette, [...]
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Posted in Culture, Emergent Conversation, Ministry on Jul 24th, 2008
TONY JONES, DOUG PAGITT, MARK SCANDRETTE
AUGUST 3, 2008
7:00 P.M.
FELLOWSHIP EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
1569 44th Street
HUDSONVILLE, MI 49426
National Emerging Church leaders and authors Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt and Mark Scandrette are crisscrossing the country in a bio-diesel RV to visit 32 cities with a message that combines old time revival flair with a 21st century gospel on [...]
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Posted in Emergent Conversation, Jesus on Jul 11th, 2008
JESUS EMERGES
by
John W Frye
Jesus emerges into the public eye,
a young man into a stiff culture that revered
the Torah-seasoned wisdom of old age.
Jesus, pushing hard on received, sacred categories,
created quite a stir on the Bible-based, right-wing blogs,
where he was labeled a deceiver, demon-possessed,
crazy and, oh!, leading the simple youth astray.
The Jerusalem posts skewered this upstart Galilean
carpenter, who healed blind [...]
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