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As I look at the visitor stats for this site, breaking down peak days, and how the site is viewed, and putting that alongside the aims of the blog, I’m going to move more towards the following as a likely rhythm to the site each week.
Monday: Resources/Updates/Info posts
Tuesday: Topic/Theme/Question
Thursday: Guest Post
Friday: Guest Post/RescourceI’m following this pretty much already. But if I get extra bits, thoughts, resources, I’ll post those in addition. I’m trying to avoid posting too much, so that weekly visitors don’t have too much to track, and not too little so people stop coming back. I’m also trying to get a balance between reflective posts that I can keep up with in discussioins, and posts that provide info/resources. So we’ll see how this goes for a while.
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I was saddened to hear over the weekend that Rober Webber has died, and pay tribute to his life, and ministry, celebrating his passing into eternity with Jesus. I have read and own several of Robert Webbers books, that have been hugley influential in my christian formation. I was fortunate to hear him in person in April 2005, at Asbury, Kentucky, USA. Maybe you’d like to leave a comment in tribute to the life and ministry of this wonderful servant.
Robert Webber was the Myers Professor of Ministry at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois; president of the Institute for Worship Studies and professor of theology emeritus at Wheaton College. He is the author of more than forty books including the Ancient-Future Faith series published by Baker Books.
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The modern church has to a greater degree dismissed spoken worship seeing it a dusty, old, vain repetition of words, week in and week out, learning by rote. Maybe those words no longer hold any real meaning? And for some they can be decidedly snooze inducing…well maybe!I know only to well about spoken worship or liturgy, I was raised an Anglican and can still remember the words when I attend an Anglican service…but I now wonder if that is such a bad thing?
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As I’ve interacted with conservative Christians over the last two decades I’ve felt that some of them seem to place their faith in systematic theology rather than God. Systematic theology almost seems to have become their God, although I’m sure they’d vociferously deny anything so idolatrous could ever happen to anyone with as correct theology as theirs ;-)A few days ago I read “How I changed my mind: Theological Method†by John Armstrong. I was excited because it seemed to me that John, in his articulate theological way, was raising a concern very similar to mine about whether some Christians’ faith is more in systematic theology than God. Continue reading »
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As I keep an eye on, and moderate this blog regularly, you probably don’t notice comments that are deleted, but in case you wondered here are couple of the things that will get your comments unapproved, and deleted:
1. Anonymous: Fake web links, and made up email addresses. If your a real person with a real comment, put something that’s true about you into your comment, or it will be unapproved.
2. Rudeness: Being rude is unacceptable. Ask questions don’t jump on people with comments.
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Incarnate is a network for church planters, run by baptists (the UK kind!), and open to non baptists. The focus seems to be on church planting and emerging church contexts. I’ve signed up to participate, and connect. More info is below, and do visit them here.
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My friend Winn Griffin, who was in my D.Min programme, and has a previous doctorate in biblical, studies and was John Wimber’s ghost writer, has just launched an online study series on the book of revelation, that works via a blog. With an ear/eye to emerging cultural, a sharp biblically literate mind, this should be a a great resource for anyone wanting to get into Revelation.
Below are some highlights of the blog/teaching series:
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I just got my eagerly awaited copy of, “Remembering Our Future”. It’s edited by Andrew Walker and Luke Bretherton, who are my Ph.D Supervisers, so I have high expectations and hopes for it. I’ve read chapter 2 which is titled, ‘Beyond the Emerging Church’ by Luke Bretherton and reckon it worth the price of the book for that essay alone.
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I am writing a reflection about commitment for church this Sunday and rather than just reading out Romans 12:1-2 in the Message I have turned it into this prayer:Father, please help us to take our everyday, ordinary life—our sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before you as an offering.
Jesus, please help us to remember that embracing what you are doing for us is the best thing we can do for you.
Holy Spirit, please don’t let us become so well-adjusted to our culture that we fit into it without even thinking. Instead, help us fix our attention on you so that you change us from the inside out.
Amen.
Apart from the Lord’s prayers and a few blessings/doxologies praying part of the bible is not something that I do very often. So this has got me wondering about what you do:
• What parts of the bible, if any, do you pray?
• What are the prayers written/spoken by anyone across history that inspire/help you?
• What are you praying about/for at the moment?If you are interested I have included the rest of the reflection here
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Jason has recently written a couple of posts on heresy, one of which was inspired by the site of Martin Downes. Martin has kindly agreed to write an post that introduces us to the subject in a bit more detail. [Warning long post!]…Heresy! What do you associate that word with? Torches and pitchforks? Burning someone at the stake? The incessant barking of theological watchdogs? “Health and wealth†preachers? Unbelieving bishops who deny the gospel but stay on the payroll of the church?
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