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Re: the Jesus Manifesto » Maintenance Mode

Thom — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:49:32 -0000

It is a truly Romantic idea to fall in love with ruins; it's a Kingdom idea to want to raise them to life again.

Kudos.

Re: Thy Kingdome Come

Thom — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:49:32 -0000

It is a truly Romantic idea to fall in love with ruins; it's a Kingdom idea to want to raise them to life again.

Kudos.

Re: the Jesus Manifesto » Maintenance Mode

Thom — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:34:02 -0000

I think this speaks to the absence of practical theology in the American church. We think we do "theology" when we have Bible study, not when we are buying clothing or walking in the park or helping someone out. Once we realize that everything should have a theology behind it, then our eyes are opened to the competing theologies that have been holding us back, hypnotizing us, and trying to shape us into something other than a Christ follower.

Re: Pontifex Maximus (Obama’s Religion, pt 1)

Thom — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:34:02 -0000

Re: frenetic peace

Thom — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:02:53 -0000

Ever see Charlie Wilson's War? That's why...

Re: A Future Worth Anticipating

Thom — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:23:40 -0000

I enjoyed this quote. The paradox of death and life plays out fully in the cross: the death of the Messiah brings life to the whole world, the death of a Jewish Messiah brings forth a King for all nations, the death of the Second Adam leads not to a lineage of sin and pain but to abundant life.

Thanks for the comment on ThomTurner.com Make sure to check out http://www.everydayliturgy.com as well.

Re: theologer: A theology worth embracing. Issues worth ignoring. Bringing our faith elsewhere.

Thom — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:32:12 -0000

The vignette about "Replacement Theology" is too funny...and sad. Why do Christians in other countries rejoice when they meet a brother or sister, but in America we immediately try to see what labels they have on their Christianity.

Re: theologer: Freedom, rights in Christ. And beer (1 Corinthians 8:9)

Thom — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:49:10 -0000

Thanks for this. I can now drink my lambics and porters in peace.

Re: Fearsome, Fearless, and Fearful (by Brian McLaren)

Thom — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:17:38 -0000

Brian McLaren and I had a conversation about his new book on my blog Everyday Liturgy. The post is:
Finding Our Way Again: An Interview with Brian McLaren.

Re: Restoration Observations

Thom — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:47:01 -0000

Wow, that's really interesting. I am surprised a game called "Death Row" is about reform and not escaping from Death Row or accomplishing activities that get you put on Death Row.

Re: A “Biblical” Worldview?

Thom — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:39:34 -0000

Jonathan,

You do a amiable job not turning this into a rant. The thing about Barna is that they want the statistics to be as "bad news" as possible, it works well with their own demographic: fundamentalist churches that use these types of statistics to puff themselves up and justify their own worldview.

Re: A “Biblical” Worldview?

Thom — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:48:26 -0000

Yeah, I agree. I didn't mean anything personal about George Barna, I just used "Barna" as shorthand for Barna Group. I think I have just always had a prejudice against stats and surveys as being more about marketing and less about authenticity, which I think is valid. Thinking about this a bit more I wonder at how hard it is for a group like Barna to just put out data and see it being manipulated to different ends. It would make me apathetic!

Re: Churches Should Teach Imitating Christ (Non-Violence)

Thom — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:06:43 -0000

Rod Sider wrote a great article for Christianity Today outlining why Just War Theory has failed and non-violence needs to be given a chance. He makes a persuasive argument that non-violence has not been given a chance by most churches because it requires too much sacrifice and is not "safe."

Thanks for the feedback on my article.

Re: Christian Carnival CCXIV

Thom — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:02:42 -0000

Thanks for the highlight.