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Scot McKnight would enjoy my day today. Wind and weather in the Windy City. Here in flyover country it will be unseasonably warm with light winds. All that to say, Scot might be tempted to a round of golf were he here. And, I’d pay.

We are on our way to a round this morning. As it turns out, my quarterly round of golf. Or so it seemsIf if you cannot get out and enjoy the weather, click over and read Scot’s recent book recommendation. The timing is interesting given the varied reactions to Rachel Held Evans recent book.

If you have not read Scot’s book, The Blue Parakeet, this might be a good time to pick it up.

Was it Isaiah or Malachi? Maybe it was from Exodus, Malachi, and Isaiah. What does the Gospel text for the Second Sunday in Advent (Mark 1:1-8) have to do with Scot McKnight’s recent foray into eboo[more]
Stina Busman described David Fitch's project in The End of Evangelicalism as "impressive." But, that does not imply a wholesale endorsement. David would not want ti that way. Instead, he would invite [more]
What about the future of Evangelicalism? Recently Trevin Wax suggested in the early days of the Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention high profile Evangelicals lent their weight i[more]
Dr. Rick Davis is Pastor of Brock Baptist Church, Brock Texas. He is also my mentor and friend. He agreed to review David Fitch's The End of Evangelicalism for theooze.com Viralblogger project. Due to[more]

Book Reviews

I tend to begin more books than I finish. My goal this year is always to finish a book a week. Most of the time this is just to ambitious.Continue Reading

My New Friend Jim Palmer to be Interviewed

Lance Ford will interview my new friend Jim Palmer tomorrow evening at Shapevine online. The videocast is free. The interview begins at 8:00 p.m. (EST) I read Jim’s Divine Nobodies on the plane home from Soularize and am currently reading his new book, Wide Open Spaces. It would be worth your time. Related posts: MyContinue Reading

Daring to Preach

Preaching has fallen on hard times. Variously referred to as “talks” or “conversations,” many struggle with what preaching means in a world where the Bible is less and less commonly understood as authoritative in any way. I cannot recall when I began reading Chris Erdman’s blog, but I do remember a series he did onContinue Reading

Facing Jesus

I recently read John (Jack) D. Caputo’s, Philosophy and Theology. It lead me to order his new book, What Would Jesus Deconstruct? Too many fail to grasp the benefit of deconstruction. The fear of reduction to the absurd leading to a nihilism is an adventure in missing the point according to Jack. If James challengesContinue Reading

My New Friend Jim Palmer

Mark Scandrette, poet, pastor, catalyst, and friend , coined a phrase this past week – “My new friend Jim Palmer.” We spent the week as “condo” mates while working at Soularize in Nassau, Bahamas. One of our “condo” mates was Jim Palmer. On Wednesday as we were making rounds and taking care of details IContinue Reading

The Room Wins

Leadership beyond power took on an interesting twist as we gathered for our first of two days on the campus of Biblical Seminary. Sally works with a noted architect and together they use a phrase to describe the power of space, “The room always wins.” Rather than the normal setting for our course we adjournedContinue Reading