Archive for September, 2005
Trend #3: Valuing Diversity
Diversity. ugh. How often haven’t we (especially us white males) sat in diversity training events and been told that all the world’s problems are our fault. If you’re “invisible backback” is reportedly huge, you’ve probably grown weary of the whole discussion.
I’m with you.
HOWEVER, our God created an immensely diverse world […]
3 Points of Salvation
This is not directly connected with the “Trends” I was talking about (I’ll try to come back to them), but I think one of the problems in the contemporary church is that we focus too much on the “point of conversion” and ignore everything else involved in salvation.
Don’t get me wrong, conversion can be a […]
Some thoughts on Justice….
I don’t think my denomination is unique here, but among us there seems to be a rather interesting conflict between “midwestern conservatives” who seem to primarily identify Christianity with issues of morality and “eastern liberals” who identify more with issues of Justice. (Of course, before anyone says I’m stereotyping — um, yea, I […]
Read More..>>My Most Recent Paper
This morning I next-day-aired my latest paper to Dr. Roland G. Kuhl at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary where I’m currently working on my D.Min. (a degree which a member of my congregation recently noted that, when spoken, has striking similarities to the word “demon”). Within it, I noted seven basic trends that seem integral to […]
Read More..>>RCA Ring
Let’s face it. We in the blogosphere make a habit of reading the blogs of people we disagree with - particularly when they’re members of our own denomination.
Let’s just fess up to the practice and make it a little easier. If you are a member of the Reformed Chrurch in America (in any […]
Greetings Revolutionaries!
I promised updates on the Rice Revolution as they became available. Well, here’s the latest info:
There is a FAQ available at the website: www.ricerevolution.org.
You can be involved as individual or if you’re in a position where it’s feasible, you can be the leader of a Revolution at your own congregation (see the FAQ for more […]
Let’s talk about…entitlement
Yesturday, on the radio, I had the “pleasure” of listening to several people complain about how little help they’ve received and how much they deserve from the government for all they’ve suffered after Katrina.
Don’t get me wrong, I agree that the government has some questions to answer, but come on… deserve?
I don’t recall people talking […]
What is your only comfort….
Although this post has nothing to do with Ann’s Blog I can all but guarantee that its inspiration comes from the same glorious question and answer in the Heidelberg Catechism (Q/A #1). Of all the individual statements in our standards none have been as meaningful to me, and none more applicable to the past several […]
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