Tag Archives: Church

A little theological humor at the expense of the emerging church

Posted on May 4, 2009 by me

This is a slightly modified version of a joke I heard yesterday in church: Three pastors – an evangelical, a Roman Catholic priest, and an emergent pastor – died and found themselves at Heaven’s Gate with St. Peter.  Peter explained … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on liturgy

Posted on April 19, 2009 by me

From Sacred Ground Music: Liturgy is gaining popularity again. It has wide appeal to emergent communities because it seems to make the sacred accessable, and hearkens back to a time where the church seemed to be more…pure…authentic. Whether this is … Continue reading →

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10 reasons to [not] attend church

Posted on March 11, 2009 by me

I found this post by Kurt Onken today at the Wittenberg Trail, and thought it was worth referencing. The socially-palatable, seeker over-sensitive church has no future.  This may appear to some to show that Christianity is losing ground.  However, I … Continue reading →

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America’s Christian heritage

Posted on March 2, 2009 by me

While I’m not a big supporter of the “America’s a Christian nation” thing, I do believe that the United States was indeed heavily influenced by Christian principles, and that historically, the so-called “separation of church and state” was never meant … Continue reading →

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