From the category archives:

Postmodernism

“Your religion is nothing more than man’s failed attempt to turn faith into a science.” I actually said these words to a theology professor in 2003 shortly before my complete disillusionment with Christianity. I was tired of being fed dead, theological answers to life’s living, breathing problems and experiences. Don’t get me wrong, theology is [...]

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The Church is failing…

by Dan on July 11, 2010

I’m getting sick of always hearing about what the Church is doing wrong from people who offer no solutions other than to give up on it. The bottom line is, the Body of Christ isn’t going away – it is Christ’s Bride whom He loves and for whom He died. Whether She meets in houses, [...]

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I’ve been pointing this out for awhile. This Christian Post article shows how few Christians have any intellectual basis for their faith and most cannot explain it in an intelligible way: The faith of most Christians, even that of many pastors, will not stand up to intellectual scrutiny, according to renowned apologist Josh McDowell. This [...]

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Reaching iGens

by Dan on May 3, 2010

iGens are emerging adults, the 20-somethings that everyone seems to be talking about. I happen to be one of them. My good friend Dick Rockenbach sent me a great article entitled Storming the Castle by Scot McKnight. McKnight says that “Reaching ‘iGens’ means breaking through inflated self-esteems.” I couldn’t agree more. He points out, … [...]

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Speak with Conviction and Authority

by Dan on February 15, 2010

This is a great poem by Taylor Mali that has been turned into a short video. I saw this at Extreme Theology and thought I’d share it: Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo. Perhaps some of the reasons that Christian music sucks stem from postmodern nonsense?

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Christophobia

by Dan on January 20, 2010

It seems that Christophobia is rampant these days. Nothing causes such a stir as two simple words: “Jesus Christ.” Have you ever noticed that if a chaplain closes a prayer “in Jesus’ name,” it makes headlines, but if a religious leader prays to Allah, Benevolent Spirit, Jehovah, etc. no one bats an eye? Why is [...]

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Social Gospel

by Dan on January 18, 2010

I was actually writing a post about the social gospel, and then I ran across Daniel and Heather’s blog post on the subject. I couldn’t have said it better…. I also recently discussed this on my post about preaching the gospel without words. Be sure to read the comments for the discussion and feel free [...]

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This quote pretty well sums up the new “chic” nonreligious Christian spirituality that has come to define much of postmodern Christendom. In a church that has become 5 miles wide and 1 inch deep, the journey has become far more important than the destination. Kevin DeYoung makes a great point about this in the book [...]

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Kingdom Extremes

by Dan on April 22, 2009

While going through the assigned reading for my missions class, I came across some profound thoughts by one of the authors that I wanted to share. The following is an excerpt from Cities and Salt: Counter-Cultures for the Common Good by Tim Keller, which can be found in Perspectives on the World Christian Movement by [...]

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