christian reflections on the economic crisis
from rachel anderson ... here.
I'm in Chattanooga this week, speaking with Tony Campolo at First Centenary Methodist. Last night, Tony "improved" on the economic crisis ... and as he spoke, I felt the same urgency I felt while writing the sections on economics in EMC. This isn't over. We've treated symptoms but not the underlying disease. We need to deal with the disease.
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Countdown Day 92
An amazing array of Christian leaders from across the denominational spectrum have convinced me of some bad news and some encouraging news. The bad news: the Christian faith in all its forms is in trouble. The good news: the Christian faith in all its forms is pregnant with new possibilities. (ix)
from A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith (available February 9, 2010)
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ecological footprint …
As you know, I'm "all in" when it comes to commitment to environmental stewardship. At our house, we recycle, compost, switch lightbulbs, drive a hybrid, etc., etc. But the fact that I do so much flying for my work continues to bug me. So, we've been experimenting with having me "appear" at some "appearances" through digital media ... Here's what a recent event looked like - thanks to Texas Impact!
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Countdown to begin tomorrow …
Tomorrow, November 9, will begin a three-month countdown to the release of my upcoming book, A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions that are Transforming the Faith.
Each day I'll be posting a sample sentence or two from the book. I hope you'll pass these on to friends if you think they're interesting and worthwhile.
You can also subscribe to my twitter feed, where you'll receive a link to the day's countdown post.
You can comment and converse with other readers about the posts at my facebook page - here.
I'm really enthusiastic about this book, and eager to share these daily selections with you. Starting tomorrow!
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You know you’ve arrived when …
... some religious folks burn your books ... alongside the books of "heretics" like Billy Graham and Mother Teresa, not to mention the Bible itself! You can read about it in an important short article by Lauren Winner.
Sheesh.
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