Category Archives: Church

Webber: The Divine Embrace 6 – Modern to Postmodern

Posted on February 25, 2008 by me

In the opening paragraph to Chapter 4 of Robert Webber’s book, The Divine Embrace, Webber writes: Spirituality has become situated in the narrative of the self. In this privatized spirituality evangelicals look to themselves for the confirmation of their spiritual … Continue reading →

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Lutheran worship

Posted on February 24, 2008 by me

Today I had the “day off” from teaching my Sunday School class, and decided that I’d visit our local Lutheran Church (an ELCA church). This was my first visit to a Lutheran church since the the branch I grew up … Continue reading →

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Webber: The Divine Embrace 5 – Putting it together

Posted on February 18, 2008 by me

Lately I’ve been writing about Robert Webber’s final book, The Divine Embrace, which has been really helpful in putting together the thoughts that I’ve already been having about the state of American Evangelicalism. It’s really been a breath of fresh … Continue reading →

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Mission? What mission?

Posted on February 7, 2008 by me

Here’s what I can’t figure out: How in the world did Saint Patrick evangelize all of those Druid priests and clan chieftains without a mission statement? After all, history and tradition tell us that he walked around preaching and performed … Continue reading →

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