I’m sure most of you have heard variations on the notion that bitterness or thoughts of revenge are the metaphorical poison that we ourselves drink in the mistaken hope that someone else will die. And yet we can spend our quiet moments thinking how we can best respond or what we can do to bring …
Thom Rainer proposes a pastoral response for situations where church members respond with hurt and anger over a proposed change to the physical facilities of a church property. Even in a property that’s only fifteen years old (like mgpc’s) changing fixtures and structures can be tricky. But because ministry and mission is a fluid practice …
Jefferson Bethke and Kevin DeYoung interact about DeYoung’s concerns regarding a performance video Bethke recorded about the superiority of Jesus over religion. The post is, in itself, an encouraging example of how two Christians who are concerned for the communication of the Gospel can interact and seek to refine one another. The substance of their …
So here’s some less irenic criticism of Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus, mentioned in my last post. From a post entitled: Lame Poetry, False Dichotomies, and Bad Theology, by Jonathan D. Fitzgerald: He [performer Jefferson Bethke] begins by suggesting that Jesus came to abolish religion, a popular claim among evangelicals, particularly those of …
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