If you still don't understand the emerging church, or tend to think it will be a brief, passing trend in church history, this video might help. Everytime you hear the word "jazz" just replace it with "christian belief" in your mind. Sit through the first (unnecessary) 40 seconds of introduction and you may just find this helpful. Not a perfect
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Pillarization is the phenomenon of creating social cleavages based on community distinctions. Since especially the Dutch started this practice, the church has in its own way welcomed the divide between sacred and secular by pursuing Christian versions of media, educational institutions, hospitals etc. Think Godtube, Westminster Seminary, TBN. In evangelicalism today, this has continued and is at least in some
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posted by Andrew Dragos filed under Culture
Due to popular demand, I'm doing Part 2 of some simple rules to follow while at a coffee house. I do find it ironic that on this kind of blog, a post about coffee has the most comments. That says a lot about my other pieces. Maybe it's the satire that people are attracted to (I'm hoping that's it). So
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Asbury Theological Seminary released a corporate prayer for the people of Haiti earlier this year, saying, "Where Christians agree together around prayers anchored in Scripture and animated by the Spirit, the Kingdom of God moves on Earth." Here is the full text, to share with anyone who will join in praying with one voice:
Pray for the people of Haiti*
Almighty God,
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