Category Archives: Why do we believe…
Why I left Christianity.
Recently I left Christianity. While I have had some amazingly positive experiences in my twenty some years in Christianity, including moments where I truly experienced the love of God, shared true heart-warming fellowship with other Christians, and even times where … Continue reading
The Great Emergence: Why I ain’t afraid of no (Holy) Ghost.
[In my last post I suggested that a recent dialogue at Fuller raised two issues for me. First, the interplay between being a responsible but engaging and provocative communicator and the fear of the Holy Spirit I see in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charismatic, Christianity, civil religion, fear, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, ignorance, Pentecostalism, suspicion, Tony Jones, Trinity
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The Great Emergence: Tony Jones and Provocative (but Responsible) Dialogue
Recently Fuller Seminary hosted a talk on “Emergence Spirituality.” Put succinctly, Christianity is going through a major identity crisis that tends to happen every five hundred years or so. In the West, Conservative Evangelicalism, a Protestant brand of Christianity that … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian identity crisis, Christianity, colonialism, communication, conservative evangelicalism, emergent churches, emerging churches, Pentecostalism, provocative, racism, responsible dialogue, the global south, the Great Emergence, theological colonialism, Tony Jones
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Why do we believe…such wonky things about Satan (part 3)
I have called into question the traditional understanding of Satan. Many widely held beliefs have absolutely either have no basis in scripture or at best not explicitly laid out. I have suggested the description of Satan in scripture actually changed … Continue reading
Why do we believe…such wonky things about Satan? (Part 2)
In this post I suggest the traditional understanding of Satan is wrong and not in the Bible. I discuss how the Bible actually describes Satan and how one can see this description actually changes over time. Traditionally, Satan/The Devil is … Continue reading
Why do we believe…God is not a threat? (Rob Bell and Luther)
Recently Dr. Thompson made some amazing comments in a class on Luther that sparked a lot of thoughts in my head and a number of conversations with friends. Recently, Rob Bell has been accused of universalism stemming from previews of … Continue reading
Why do we believe…church attendance should be directly related to if and how we are getting our needs met?
I have written about how I believe that many Western Christians are functioning at some level of syncretism. Instead of understanding the Gospel and critiquing culture from this understanding we have left our culture unexamined (even the places where it … Continue reading
Why do we believe…we should run the Church like any other secular organization? (Conclusion: Because of syncretism with Western Culture)
Leslie Newbigin was a British missionary who lived in India for forty years. When he arrived in India he saw with clarity the insights and idols of the Eastern Indian culture. While Indian Christians were more susceptible to the subtle … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Church, confusion, faith, syncretism, the Gospel, the Gospel and Culture, Western Culture
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Why do we believe…we should run the Church like any other secular organization? (Finances)
This post was part of this series but was also in response to a question from my friend Mike Lang who writes: Hey Kevin, Bonnie just showed me your blog. You are a good writer and you are honest. I … Continue reading
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How I have seen the Bible used…
When it comes to answering the question, “How should Christians understand and use the Bible?” thousands of answers, traditions and streams of thought exist. Many books have been written on this subject. It would be presumptuous to suggest that I could … Continue reading →