Some Thoughts On Church/Denominational Conflict

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This post was inspired by Matt Kaufman over at the Boundless Line.  He wrote, in response to the ELCA decision, a good question (emphasis mine): ... When should you leave a church on principle -- not for personal reasons (which we've talked about elsewhere on this blog), but for reasons of its doctrines or practices? And a follow-up question: Have you ever had to wrestle with this decision? That is definitely a tough question with plenty of potential variables.  In the 18 years I have been a Christian I haven't ever left a church on "principle" (when I have it has been for personal … [Read more...]

Is Truth Really Plural? Postmodernism in Full Flower

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Albert Mohler has an excellent blog post titled Is Truth Really Plural? Postmodernism in Full Flower. The main point of the post is a book review of John R. Franke's (a "major figure" of the emergent movement) Manifold Witness - The Plurality of Truth.  Here is the introduction: The question of truth stands at the very center of the postmodern challenge. As with any major shift in human thinking, postmodernism comes packaged with both positive and negative elements. Positively, the general worldview of postmodernism reminds us that we are deeply embedded in cultural and linguistic systems … [Read more...]

Post-gay Paradigm = Opportunity for Increased Civility

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There has been a couple of stirrings on the internet about my use of the word Post-gay on this blog.  Queerty (a gay blog with soft porn tendencies) highlighted it (click through at your own risk ... seriously.)  I responded on their blog (the below only includes the relevant part for this post.): I did a workshop on it at the last Exodus conference but basically we don't deny that "post-gay" is a secular term and describes a much larger cultural phenomenon. I always try to qualify that I am on a Christian post-gay journey. Our relational paradigm exists (and always has) outside of the … [Read more...]