... on Pagan Christianity?
(I’m linking to the reviews that are similar in conclusion to mine, mainly to counter the idea that "some", namely me, are taking statements out of context, twisting Frank’s words, etc.)
This is a seriously good review by Trevin Wax: "Pagan Christianity, if taken seriously by many Christians, will not
lead to a renewal of the church, but to ecclesial amputation - as more
and more disenchanted church members abandon their church families in
order to seek after the “pure church” of the first century. They will
keep chasing the pot at the end of the rainbow, only to find it eludes
them because it doesn’t exist."
iMonk makes me laugh : "The sermon is pagan. The book that tells you the sermon is pagan is not. No one should be the designated song leader. Instead, whoever is
rude, loud and mentally ill should be allowed to lead. Do not
discourage them, as this is hierarchical and pagan. Restrooms are pagan. Do not use them. ...
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Reform and Resurge Conference is over!From: kaleobill.com
Post Date: 2006-05-11 22:49:00
I am wiped out. The past few days have been amazing. I know I haven’t done a great job filling everyone in, but I never claimed to be a professional liveblogger! ;)
Matt Chandler rocked me hard today, which he usually does. Bottom line - regardless of how my ministry does, what happens with our church, how much I pray, etc. JESUS KNOWS AND LOVES ME. We all "know" that our acceptance comes from the Gospel, but it is so easy in ministry not to live like that. Be sure to pick u...
more Reform & Resurge (Resurgence) ConferenceFrom: goodmanson.com
Post Date: 2006-05-11 22:18:04
The Resurgence conference just ended and what a week it has been. Steve McCoy (aka Reformissionary) has a few posts on the conference. It was good to meet bloggers such as Steve, Kevin Cawley , Pete Williamson and Bruce Chant (All the way from Perth down under!) Great sessions, which I’ll have to digest and post on (along with the ones from the National New Churches Conference two weeks ago). Praise God I’m taking next week of to head to Palm Spr...
more Quoteable Friday 05.12.06From: pastorjon.typepad.com
Post Date: 2006-05-11 22:00:00
“God has called us to play
the game, not to keep the score.” -- Unknown
"When a train goes
through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump
off. You sit still and trust the engineer." - Corrie Ten Boom, author and
Holocaust survivor
"A span of life is nothing. But the man who lives that span, he is something." -- Chaim Potok
Strange that in prayer we
often ask for a change in circumstances rather than in our character.
This week...
more Google: Still All About SearchFrom: jrwoodward.net
Post Date: 2006-05-11 21:08:00
From the Google Blog - "We are often asked at Google what we are doing to improve regular web search. There’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes, but today, at our press event, we announced four new products that will giv eyou a better sense of how all this work become reality." Click here to learn about the new products being offered on Google. From Google Co-op to Google Trends. ...
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