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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

Embodied Theologies: A Brief Review of Transforming Christian Theology for Church and Society by Philip Clayton

Before my friend Greg “left the building” – that is the Christian faith – we had some compelling discussions about “personhood” and faith. Interestingly we still have some of those conversations but recognizably different. Though we referenced different branches on the Christian tree, it was not long before we both relayed how it seemed theContinue Reading

Faith at the Edge: A Book for Doubters

Distinguishing doubt is important. Sometimes we doubt ourselves. Other times we doubt others. Even on occasion we doubt God. We may not doubt God’s existence. We may doubt his presence, his nearness. As a young boy I wrestled with doubt. I really never doubted if there were a god. I tended to doubt myself inContinue Reading

Narratives and Traditions – Brian McLaren on a New Christianity

Seems like every time Brian McLaren writes a new book it stirs the senses and sensibilities of many. Today marked the release of A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith. Another NKOC. I don’t have a copy though I tried to get a review copy a couple of ways. TheyContinue Reading

Modern Parables – Peter Rollins and “Being the Resurrection”

“You will speak in parables.” George H. Martin likens the manner given Isaiah to speak in Isaiah 6 to parables. He notes, “How strange is that? Imagine telling teachers to teach so that children all fail, or imagine a world where we expect traffic cops to create congestion and cause accidents. Try to imagine aContinue Reading

The Scofield Bible – Mangum and Sweetnam

My first “preaching” Bible was The New Scofield Reference Bible. Every young “preacher boy” needed a “big black bible.” That was in the 1979. The fact is at the time it was one of the few annotated “study” Bibles available. And it was far and away the best known at the time. Not much laterContinue Reading