Previous Posts: • Introductory thoughts Before I begin, I would like to applaud Dare 2 Share (D2S) for making their Deep and Wide Youth Ministry Thesis available for free rather than turning it into a book or a training tour that you have to pay to get access to (and if they do decide to […]
Examining Dare 2 Share’s “Deep and Wide Youth Ministry Thesis”: Introductory Thoughts
For some reason I took a keen interest in Tim Schmoyer’s post last week regarding the fairly new document produced by Dare 2 Share (D2S) called the “Deep and Wide Youth Ministry Thesis.” I thought I would post my thoughts on the document, but I was hesitant to make the posts for a few reasons: […]
My Top Ten Movies
I’ve been tagged to post my top ten favorite movies. Since I’m not a big movie buff, the following list will be something more along the lines of “first ten movies than come to mind,” which might, by the sheer power of the subconscious, also be my top ten favorite movies. Top Gun Smokey and […]
Controversial Quote of the Day
I remember reading this, along with a few other provocative quotes, in February over at Inhabitatio Dei. Leave it to Stanley Hauerwas to stir the pot: “How many of you worship in a church that recognizes ‘Mother’s Day’? I am sorry to tell you that your salvation is in doubt.” And, before you accuse Hauerwas […]
Open Letter to Public Schools
…over at the Youth Ministry Hilarity! blog. He makes some really great points. A quote: You complain that our kids are too tired, but then you make them stay after school for HOURS of extracurricular practice! They lack concentration, so you lengthen their school year. You make them work at camps from 9:00 to 5:00 […]
Theologically Vacuous Christian Advertising
Got a packet of advertisements in the mail at church yesterday. Two stood out: On the outside of the packet there was a teaser from a sign company: “The first step in growth? A quality church sign.” Then, on the real advertisement inside, it said: “This is the sign that reached the family and brought […]
I Think I Finally Have a Need for a Video iPod
I made a potentially time-consuming discovery the other day: TED.com. It’s pretty much one big happy convergence of brilliance. The ecclesiolgy pointed at in the video below makes it one of my favorites. Go to the site and enjoy. In the meantime, I’ll be trying to figure out how to get my hands on a […]
Brian McLaren has Another Book Out?
I must have really been living under a rock for the past few months. I didn’t even know he was working on a book, and I read on another blog that he just released another book. The man is a machine. I wonder what controversy he’ll stir up this time.
Locution, Illocution, Perlocution, and Developmental Psychology: Age-Appropriate Cultural Texts
More thoughts have been spurred by reading the opening essay by Kevin Vanhoozer in the book he recently edited: Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends. If you are familiar with Vanhoozer, you will know that the orienting metaphor he uses in his thought comes from speech-act theory which declares that when […]
I Don’t Understand Twitter…
…but it’s finally starting to catch on pretty big. I’ll have to give it a shot and see what I think.
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