This begins a series over the next 2 days that were written a month ago. It is interesting to read them now. I will tweak the intros to each, but I fear that they will be ongoing issues until we seriously revisit some of our flimsy thinking behind these subjects. Hurricane Sandy was only one … Continue reading »
I have always been suspicious of that second sentence. Usually it is the obvious second sentence that is preceded by the unstated first sentence. “We hold these truth to be self-evident” is a great second sentence. The problem is that it is often put forward as a first sentence. People just start with “We hold these … Continue reading »
I love the controversy that surrounded Tim Tebow – I just hate what his fan do with his success. It is irresponsible and un-Biblical. I have said before that I respect Tim and that he does not think God helps the Broncos win football games. Why I love Tim: He works incredibly hard, has an … Continue reading »
My posts on Tim Tebow and Pat Robertson were so well received I thought I would comment on one more incident this week. You may have heard that another football player made non-sports headlines this week when he admitted that he now believes in curses. You can read the story of Payton Hillis here. You … Continue reading »
This is a re-post from a blog that I did at Homebrewed Christianity. I wanted to display here in preparation for a series of upcoming posts. [ I have started putting posts with big words over there and more everyday stuff over here - it seems to be working] Thank you all for your great … Continue reading »
God told Pat Robertson who the next President of the United States will be. You can watch it at Slate or read about in million other places. Here is the thing: as much as people may want to make fun of the guy for being delusional I have to think that there may be something … Continue reading »
I have been having a great conversation with a good friend of mine named JD. I wanted put part of it up here in the hopes that others will be able to jump in. Me: I keep saying: I have no interest in discounting or explaining away my Christian experience – but neither am I … Continue reading »
In a recent Homebrewed Christianity podcast episode Mike Morrell interviews Leif Hetland, a charismatic signs & wonders Pastor. Afterward I got to talk with Tripp about my thoughts on reconciling the best of Pentecostal practices with a Progressive Christianity. Here are my two big points: What Pentecostals have to say to Progressives Jesus laid hands … Continue reading »
Let me just say how much I have enjoyed the conversation this week. One of the dynamic elements of a conversational blog is that sometimes that conversation takes longer or goes in a different direction than expected – this is the nature of dialogue (vs. a monologue). I was supposed to write on allegory today … Continue reading »
A better way to read (read) Admittedly, this is not how I learned to read the Bible. In fact, I’m not sure that I learned to read the Bible at all. I just read it. I read it like you would read anything else. I just read it and took it at it’s word. It … Continue reading »
