Episode Archives

Aftermath of God – Thoughts from the Edge

One common thread running through at least three of the texts for this week involve the “aftermath of God.” That is, to borrow from Peter Rollins, life after an intense encounter with God. All encounters are intense. We may miss them when we domesticate God into our image. But, … Continue reading

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Reading Ehrman on Theodicy

I am interested in Ehrman’s take on theodicy in God’s Problem. My interest comes after reading a number of reviews of his book Jesus Interrupted. Several friends share deep struggles with theodicy and find most explanations to come up short for them. Pastors should be aware of … Continue reading

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Stetzer on The Exchange

How do you coach pastors who clamor for time you do not have? You create a webcast and exchange phone conversations for a webcam and a chat box and call it The Exchange with Ed Stetzer. I recall reading Ed‘s apologetic Tweet saying it is impossible to … Continue reading

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Derek Sivers and Contextualzation

A quick note to watch this week’s “Weekly Video” in the first sidebar. Click to enlarge. Debates about context and contextualization find their way into a variety of presentations. Here Sivers asks, “Weird, or Just Different?” Too often anything we do not get is just weird. Assuming this to … Continue reading

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Friday Photo

Shawn Skaggs offered a tweet yesterday that he would be staying home in light of the “icenado and blizzmageddon” bearing down on Oklahoma. Fortunately in our specific area we did not lose power.

In a lull from the freezing rain I put out some food for our feathered friends. … Continue reading

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