Go ahead, take a big breath.  That’s what this chapter is in the book.  It’s a chance to take a breath.  Going from gut twisting narrative, to mystery, to heady conversation with God, this chapter is a bit of a break.  There’s plenty to say, but the pace slows down a bit.
One of the intriguing [...]

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John on August 19th, 2008

Faith Emergence has the honor of being one of the blogs chosen to participate in Mark Batterson’s blog tour to promote his new book, Wild Goose Chase.  This is a follow up book to the Mark Batterson book we just finished reviewing, In a Pit with a Lion.  I just finished reading it yesterday, and [...]

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So is The Shack something that will, “leave you craving the presence of God” or is it meant to “deceive you with a counterfeit Jesus”?  Is it going “to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his” or is it “outright heresy”?
As you read reviews of The Shack, and there are [...]

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John on June 3rd, 2008

The final 2 chapters of PGTC make up my favorite part of the book. We’ll take chapter 12 (of 13) today. Tim Stevens summarizes his interviews with 20 churches about how they have used pop culture, and not always positively or ‘successfully’, to share the Gospel with their communities. To find out more about these [...]

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John on May 16th, 2008

All right, it’s time to start your day off right: a couple of videos, lists, & great blog posts — enjoy!
Quote of the week from Stuff Christians Like:
Unless modesty becomes a trend or a really famous Amish girl becomes someone that teenagers learn to emulate, I’m stuck. It’s not going to be easy to [...]

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