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Re: A lesbian and a fundamentalist walk into a bar

Jonathan Brink — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:30:43 -0000

Do you really believe damnation awaits him on the other side, Kimberly?

Re: Still Not Good Enough

Jonathan Brink — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:10:10 -0000

The really great thing in the midst of your pain is knowing that you are loved. I will hold that for you while you work through this.

Re: Job, Tattoos, & The Problem With Pain

Jonathan Brink — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:48:06 -0000

Love you bro.

Re: why abusive pastors like Standridge will always find pulpits

Jonathan Brink — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:07:57 -0000

I like when he says, "You can't get this in any other church in town." How sadly ironic.

Re: The Redemption of Metallica

Jonathan Brink — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:51:17 -0000

Kirk Hammett

Re: Church Sign Epic Fails: Volume Fifteen

Jonathan Brink — Sun, 27 May 2012 18:48:55 -0000

You realize there are church sign creators that let people do this. These probably don't actually exist.

http://www.says-it.com/chur...

Re: Missional Renaissance – Book Review

Jonathan Brink — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:17:26 -0000

David, that's a fair response. But my criticism was leveled against the whole of the book. And I would say that Reggie did create an either/or response in the book, unintended or not.

Re: THOUGHTS ON MY RECENT EXPERIMENT

Jonathan Brink — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:18:30 -0000

Keep living courageously brother. Jesus would be smiling.

Re: Spiritual But Not Religious Music

Jonathan Brink — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:39:31 -0000

That is one of my truly favorite songs to play.

Re: http://adammoore.us/post/15092910366

Jonathan Brink — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:24:43 -0000

Thanks Adam, Great album.

Re: 25% Off Discovering The God Imagination

Jonathan Brink — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:57:02 -0000

Are you going to publish it online? I'd love to hear it.

Re: In which I am done fighting for a seat at the table

Jonathan Brink — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:45:33 -0000

I like it...a lot a lot a lot.

Re: nakedpastor: Before Thinking

Jonathan Brink — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:46:38 -0000

I have no dog in this fight but Einstein also said, ""I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly
harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and
actions of human beings." This article suggests he was more likely a deist than an agnostic.

http://www.godandscience.or...

But I could be wrong.

Re: Misusing deconstruction: on belief and the emergent church

Jonathan Brink — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:41:06 -0000

Blake, I'm really surprised you didn't at least let me know about this post. We've been blog friends for a while and you referenced my blog post and my book, and even my Emergent Village post, so I think it would have been helpful to at least let me know.

The saddest part of it is that you've drawn some very heavy assumptions about my use of the term deconstruction and reconstruction. In no way have I ever thrown out the deconstructive process. I've never lost site of it in my own process. If you had read my book, you would have known that. You would have understood why I would never have drawn the conclusion you made about deconstruction being childish. It's a central part of the human experience. But you failed to understand why I made those comments, post, and even wrote a book on it. In fact, I even offered you an opportunity to read an advanced copy. I'm not offering "calcified reconstruction."

Deconstruction has and always will be an immensely important part of the process, but faith is not built on the absence of something, but the trust in the presence of something we cannot control. To live exclusively in deconstruction is to live in the void. Love is not informed by the void, but instead by the Spirit. It's elusive yes, but not unknowable.

What's funny about it all is that I sat listening to Peter Rollins share this last week essentially the same conclusion I made in my book. He even said to me that his talk was the first time he's been able to reconstruct something positive.

I'm not mad, just confused and a little surprised as to why you wouldn't at least send me an email brother. I would have love to do a point, counterpoint or something that would have been dare I say, constructive. ;-)

Re: Coaching Thought: What are you dying for?

Jonathan Brink — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:00:57 -0000

David, I think we swim against the stream when we practice love. And dying for someone is like swimming into a tidal wave.

Re: Kingdom Vs. Church

Jonathan Brink — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:51:27 -0000

Roslyn, absolutely not. The church is built and manifested by Jesus. My point was that Kingdom is the foundation of church and not the other way around.

Re: Big Announcement – Civitas Press

Jonathan Brink — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:21:09 -0000

Suzanne, I'm sorry to hear that. Sometimes great books never get the opportunity the probably deserve. I hope you were able to sign up for our review program. Would love to see you participate. http://civitaspress.com/the...

Re: Kingdom Vs. Church

Jonathan Brink — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:35:32 -0000

Roslyn,

I cannot tell you how it sounds. That is your judgment. But know that I don't write posts with any intent to be flippant.

I will also say that I'm not sure of what you're actually critiquing or making an argument against.

Re: A New Book That Looks Promising: The King Jesus Gospel, by Scot McKnight (video)

Jonathan Brink — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:40:04 -0000

It's funny to me to now see Rob Bell's influence on marketing.

Re: Getting In Touch With Your Emotions

Jonathan Brink — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:48:27 -0000

Interesting David.

Re: Coaching Moment – Getting To Half Way

Jonathan Brink — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:36:49 -0000

David, you've captured the spirit of the idea. There's a strange and embedded resistance that shows up when we make a promise. And at the beginning, it's all uphill.

Best wishes on your project.

Re: Getting In Touch With Your Emotions

Jonathan Brink — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:41:57 -0000

David, what emotion does that draw out in you when you see that expression?

Re: Getting In Touch With Your Emotions

Jonathan Brink — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:50:11 -0000

What kind of emotion do you see Kara? Fear, Anger, Sorrow...

Re: It’s Not About You

Jonathan Brink — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:45:17 -0000

Ray, although I do really understand your point about pride, I think our culture often produces the very thing we don't want it to. And this is because we spend so little time helping people get restored, that they have little energy to do anything other than focus on the self.

Re: It’s Not About You

Jonathan Brink — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:44:17 -0000

I get what you are saying Kevin but the mission of God does have an intent, which is the restoration of all creation. We can extend that out to make the point the glory of God, but the real mission is about restoring people.