Highlights from Marcus Borg and Diana Butler Bass Lectures (Part 6 of 7)
The introductory post to this blog series is available here. The highlights from Bass’ first two lectures are available here and here. Borg’s first two lectures are here and here. My musings on the...
View ArticleMusical Setting of Jesus’ Greatest Commandments?
Diana Butler Bass helped popularize the term “Great Command Christianity,” and I’m on record as agreeing with her about how central Jesus’ “Greatest Commandments” should be for progressive Christians....
View ArticleHighlights from Marcus Borg and Diana Butler Bass Lectures (Part 7 of 7)
The introductory post to this blog series is available here. The highlights from Bass’ three lectures are available here, here, and here. Borg’s first two lectures are here and here. My musings on the...
View ArticleBest Response to, “I think I don’t believe in Santa anymore.”
A few months ago I made an aside in my review of the book Will There Be Faith? A New Vision for Educating and Growing Disciples that the author Thomas Groome, a master in the field of Christian...
View ArticleChrist-peddlers: If God is still speaking, how do you know if someone is...
Note: This post is the fifth in a six-part series on the ancient Christian document called the Didache (50-70 C.E., pronounced “DID-ah-KAY). Links to previous entries in this series are at the bottom...
View ArticleHow to Decide If You Should Read Diana Butler Bass’ New Book
The latest book from my fellow Patheos blogger Diana Butler Bass arrived on my doorstep last night. I’ve enjoyed her previous books, and am looking forward to this most recent offering in particular...
View ArticlePreaching the Didache (50-70 C.E.): A Sermon Series Retrospective
During the season of Epiphany, I preached a six-part sermon series on the Didache (usually pronounced DID-ah-KAY”). As part of my preparation, I reread Tony Jones’ book The Teaching of the Twelve:...
View ArticleSermon Series Retrospective: Matthew Fox’s “Original Blessing: A Primer in...
For Advent, I preached through the four parts of Matthew Fox’s landmark book Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality Presented in Four Paths, Twenty-Six Themes, and Two Questions. The...
View ArticleA Guide to Firsthand Experience with God
(David Benner, Spirituality and the Awakening Self: The Sacred Journey of Transformation, Brazos Press, 2012, 240 pages) I had not heard of David Benner prior to being invited to review his latest...
View ArticleHighlights from “Children, Youth & a New Kind of Christianity”
This past week I had the privilege of attending a conference focused on the future of children and youth ministry, which was inspired by Brian McLaren’s book A New Kind of Christianity. To learn more...
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