Art & Literature

A New Kind of Christian … The Story We Find Ourselves In

Utilizing a novel literary genre left many thinking Brian McLaren offered a novel view of Christianity and so Christians. Recently the “New Kind of Christian Trilogy” (A New Kind of Christian, The Story We Find Ourselves In and The Last Word and the Word After That) … Continue reading

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Zehnder – Great Music

I am a little late getting this blurb out about an album that came out last month. The group is Zehnder

Twins Tom and Tim Gibbs Zehnder compose, arrange, perform and record as an indie worship band based in Los Angeles. Tim plays bass and doumbek, Tom plays

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The Jesus Way … The Ordinary Radicals …

I recall a participating in a conversation where Len Sweet described the need to take risks. He noted that Jesus was not risk averse. The illustration he used concerned our oft used idiom as someone heads for any destination – “Be careful.”

The phrase conjured images of “don’t take … Continue reading

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Pardon the Interruption – Rob Bell Alert

Provocative book titles quickly get my attention. When Nathan told me about Rob Bell and Don Golden’s new book the title grabbed me quickly – Jesus Wants to Save Christians.

Growing up in a conservative evangelical denomination, a group that would eschew the connection to “evangelical” back in … Continue reading

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Reading … Reviews Coming

I am getting back to some reading. Soon I will have some thoughts up about Ian Mobsy’s The Becoming of G-d, Dan Roam’s The Back of the Napkin, Scot McKnight’s The Blue Parakeet, and several others.… Continue reading

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