The Emerging Church -An Agent for Change or More Division?

  Prompted by a post by Jamie over (E)mergent Voyageurs entitled  ”Am I Really An Emerging Christian? – A Pre-Mature Conclusion” Jonathon Brink over at Missio Dei asks a great question. What are we emerging to? I think this is a great question, and one that I have been asking myself. But this brings up another [...]

How Conservative or Liberal are you?

Here is a little test that I found blog surfing. I’m not sure what to make of my results. I’m kind of all over the map. No wonder I long so much for a viable third party candidate.
Here are my results.

My Political Profile:

Overall: 55% Conservative, 45% LiberalSocial Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 100% Conservative, [...]

A Surprising Sunday Morning

 It was one of those Sunday mornings. I woke up at about 8:10 to alarm clocks that flashed 3:21. I hopped out of bed and found my bus list. (I help out with my church’s bus ministry) made some notes for the driver, who was already pulling into my apartment complex. I pulled on some [...]

Asking the Right Questions

From Emerging Grace
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There are a couple of churches on the way home from work that always have some kind of catchy saying on their signs. I always try to read them.  This week the first church I pass by said “An apology is a good way to have the last word” There is definitly alot [...]

Where Does He Go?

 A boy grows up in a small village in Saudi Arabia. He has never really heard of Jesus, other than that he was a prophet. He has never heard the Gospel, the only stories he has heard of Christianity are stories of the Crusades. From an early age he memorizes the Koran, Prays to Allah [...]

Embarrassing Embarrissing No Wonder Why We’re Going down the Tubes

Embarrassing, embarrassing. No wonder why we’re going down the tubes. 
This is a quote from Sgt. Dave Karsnia who interviewed Sen. Larry Craig, after the senator was busted trying to solicite sex in a public restroom. I didn’t plan on writing about politics on this blog, but I was really struck by the truth of this [...]

Contextual Living « Becoming God’s Samurai

Here is a great article on Contextual Living, that really impacted me
Contextual Living « Becoming God’s Samurai

I guess I’m a Evangelical Holiness/Weslayan-Emergent/Postmodern-Fundamentalist?

I just took this Test to find out what my “Theological World View is” I don’t know how scientific it is, but I think mine accurate. I actually a attend a Wesleyan church. I am agreement with much of what is said by those in the Emerging Church Movent, And come from a conservative background.

You [...]

Why We Need The Institutional Church

 I am concerned about the growing number of people who are leaving the institutional church, and attending only house churches, or home groups of some kind. I believe that the institutional church is important and will remain so as we move forward into the 21st century. I use the term “Institutional Church” to describe a [...]

All Roads Lead to Heaven?

Here is a great article I found at Getting Started that she found at Faithfool
All Roads Lead to Heaven?
“We’re right and we’re the only ones!” shout the Pope, the Baptist preacher, and the cult leader in unison across the trenches.
Then, at Starbucks, in the classroom, in the locker room I hear, “All religions are equal.” Equally right, [...]