Encouraging note from the farmland …
Thanks for this encouragement ... Nothing makes a writer or speaker feel better than hearing that people are going from "sitting pretty on their theology to taking action," especially action that feeds hungry people and that benefits God's stressed and exploited creation.
I'm another testimony to how God is using you and your writings.... I've read many of your books in the last couple months and continue to do so. I've gone from sitting pretty on my theology to taking action, starting a LIFE group (i.e. small group) and reaching out to the the hurting around us. We've been reaching out to our community and just finished a food drive that brought in 1.2 tons of food items for a mens shelter in our city of xxx.
We will soon be doing some environmental projects.
From your blogs, podcasts, GENEROUS ORTHODOXY, FINDING OUR WAY AGAIN, SECRET MESSAGE OF JESUS, to FINDING FAITH I have become reinvigorated in my work for the Kingdom. I'm a performing artist, mainly working for a 'Christian' theatre here amongst the beautiful farm land, where the generation-of-old has often stagnated the move of the Good News. But amongst even the cloudiest arenas of un-emerging areas, seeds are being planted for a vibrant, postmodern, active faith. Thanks for your part in planting these seeds!
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Q & R: Follow up on why Evangelicals don’t like …
Got this response to the earlier post ...
Q: I just read your blog today on why some people don't like you. If I did or did not like you it doesn't having any bearing on my comments. I will disagree with you but to dislike someone that you don't know is ridiculous. Hate the game and not the players.
Anyway my big complaint is your take on the Gospel. The fact that you basically demean or downplay the substitionary atonement is beyond me. If you think that Christians don't do enough in the name of Christ, OK I understand that but to come up with a different Gospel, I would have to say you're treading on dangerous ground. Why don't you send me some scripture to make your point about the Gospel of "Kingdom Now" theology and maybe I'll consider it.
Reply after the jump ...
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For Russian Speakers …
I keep hearing about new contexts where the emergent/missional conversation is beginning and spreading ... most recently, among Russian speakers. Please pass this link on to folks you know for whom it would be helpful.
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Pay attention to Katie Paris and FPL …
You can get to know them here ... or below. I'm a big fan of Katie and FPL - and any other groups that are helping us transcend the polarizing, paralyzing rhetoric typical in recent decades of both of religious people talking/using politics and political people talking/using religion.
You can read Jacques Berlinerblau's delightful introduction after the jump ...
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