The Return of Forums? Not a Bad Idea
Following a brief post indicating my interest in postmodern philosophy by quoting Carl Rashcke’s The Next Reformation: Why Evangelicals Must Embrace Postmodernity, my friend David Phillips, an uber...
View ArticleControversial Conversations Not to be Avoided
My friend Ben Cole writes for Associated Baptist Press. He lives in Washington, D.C. and works on public policy issues. His recent post is sure to stir some conversation especially among those who know...
View ArticleFear the McLaren – Could there be something good?
Recently I ventured to the great northwest part of our state to participate in a one day conference. During the conversations about what it means for the church to be “for the world” a panel discussion...
View ArticleCandid from Canada – Jordon Cooper on Theological Conversations
One of these days I want to visit Saskatoon. Jordon tells me it is a beautiful place and a trip to Cooper Cabin could be just as fun as our sharing space in a condo in Nassau. I am always reminded of...
View ArticleCivility Whether Online or In Realtime
Pastor Paul Burleson takes the occasion to point out just how conversations may devolve from what gift they could be to mutual understanding into a diatribe against another person. We are always in...
View ArticleSubverting the Norm – Intentional Conversations, Part the Fourth
The year was 1993. Be-decked in my Sunday best I walked with a group of fellow graduates. After just turning 30, I had earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from what was considered at the time the...
View ArticlePeanut Butter-n-Jelly and Theological Conversations, Part 1
Certain things naturally go together. More than thirty years ago Mack and I developed a friendship. Nearly every day of our senior year in high school we made the quick trip to my house for lunch. We...
View ArticleThe Ex-Reverend On Phenomenology Or, What Does Religious Vocabulary Explain
The first post I offer from The Ex-Reverend offers both religious observation and personal context. Our discussions often turn on the interplay between phenomenology and metaphysics. Phenomenology...
View ArticleVote for Me Again – Really
Sweet Sixteen! Could this be a bracket buster? Yes, you helped me advance to the round of 16 in SBCVoices’ Blue Collar Blog Madness. Let’s see if you can help me advance to the next round. Click over...
View ArticleIt’s All About the Base, No Trouble
Grandma Littleton tired of the question, “Are you Catholic?” This came after she responded to, “How many children do you have?” She would reply, “Eight. Six boys and two girls.” Over time she developed...
View ArticleSpecial Episode: James Younger and The Story of God
Many of us read about how others view the world, reality and God. Few of us are able to talk and interact with those whose view of things religious is different than our own. If you had the opportunity...
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