by Dan on August 16, 2010
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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, … [...]
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?
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Dan on September 12, 2009
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 [...]
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 [...]