A tough day at the office today, the office being teaching remedial English III to a small class of kids who failed it. A couple are new and one is not happy- at all- to be in school this summer. So I’m earning the big bucks like a real teacher this week. My fan clubContinue reading “On Teaching Edwards’ “Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God””
Category Archives: Post-Evangelicalism
My Gear (2)
Just in case you haven’t picked up: this is a chance for readers to comment on things that are meaningful to them in spiritual practice. No one is being told they are a bad Christian if they don’t see Jesus in the toast. Human beings aren’t quite as unattached to matter as some of ourContinue reading “My Gear (2)”
My Gear (Part 1)
From left to right: A custom made metal cross given to me as a gift many years ago in high school by my good friend and mentor Tom Meacham. The cross is empty and says, “He is Alive!” Tom was my introduction to Anglicanism, C.S. Lewis, all things Inter-Varsity and many good times.
The Coming Evangelical Collapse: A Statistical Review by Michael Bell
The Eclectic Christian, Michael Bell, is a long-time IM reader and commenter. He can also count all his digits, which puts him way past me when it comes to the statistical evaluation of the ARIS data and the Evangelical Collapse posts. Welcome Michael as an IM guest blogger and take note of his conclusions. MichaelContinue reading “The Coming Evangelical Collapse: A Statistical Review by Michael Bell”
Review: 10 Things I Hate About Christianity by Jason Berggren (and Some Thoughts On Post-Evangelical Voices in Christian Publishing)
A lot of people write me every year and they say “Why don’t you write a book?” Honestly, no one would like to be a published author more than me. I am eaten up with envy toward friends like Jared Wilson, Trevin Wax and Travis Prinzi who have turned their studying/writing/preaching/blogging into books. Bill KinnonContinue reading “Review: 10 Things I Hate About Christianity by Jason Berggren (and Some Thoughts On Post-Evangelical Voices in Christian Publishing)”
New Covenant Lent
UPDATE II: Fr. Ernesto pointed out that I had wrongly used the word “proscribe” in several sentences. I have changed those sentences, and that may have been the problem a few of you were having with my post and comments. Thanks Fr. E. UPDATE: I’m not denouncing fasting, or any other traditional practice. I’m sayingContinue reading “New Covenant Lent”
Do You Know What Your Church Is Doing Next Sunday?
“Part of the problem is that evangelicals really don’t have traditions,†said Carter. “Instead, we have these fads that are built on the strengths and talents of individual leaders. … But a real tradition can be handed on to anyone, from generation to generation. It’s hard to hand these evangelical fads down like that, soContinue reading “Do You Know What Your Church Is Doing Next Sunday?”
The Coming Evangelical Collapse (3): Good or Bad?
UPDATE: Great Minds Think Alike: Jared Wilson heard Tim Keller recently. Here’s the quote from Jared’s summary: Related to that, he predicted, in response to someone’s question in the Q&A time, that in one generation’s time, there won’t even be the nominal Christianity in the South that there is now. The megachurches will flounder andContinue reading “The Coming Evangelical Collapse (3): Good or Bad?”
The Coming Evangelical Collapse (2): What Will Be Left?
2. What will be left after the evangelical collapse? a. An evangelicalism far from its historical and doctrinal core. Expect evangelicalism as a whole to look more and more like the pragmatic, therapeutic, church growth oriented megachurches that have defined success. The determination to follow in the methodological steps of numerically successful churches will beContinue reading “The Coming Evangelical Collapse (2): What Will Be Left?”
Theology, Depression and the Unsolvable Problem of the Right Church
I’ve written another essay (March of 08) on this topic called “The Happy Enough Protestant.” I recommend it highly, but it doesn’t deal with depression. I am going to write rather directly to those of you who feel that you are experiencing some measure of mental anguish, anxiety and depression in regard to theology and,Continue reading “Theology, Depression and the Unsolvable Problem of the Right Church”
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