The Emerging Church, Karl Barth, and the Doctrine of Revelation 1
A 4 week series based on a paper called “DIGGING UP THE PAST: KARL BARTH AS FOE TO THE EMERGING CHURCH ON THE DOCTRINE OF REVELATION.” Series Posts 1—Introduction 2—“God Speaks” 3—“God’s Revelation is Jesus Christ” 3—Conclusion In 2007, Doug Pagitt and Tony Jones co-edited a book called An Emergent Manifesto of Hope. At the time, Tony Jones was the National [...]
Samir Selmanovic’s “It’s Really All About God”: First Impressions
I am half through Samir Selmanovic’s new book, “It’s Really All About God: Reflections of a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian” From what I have read so far 2 things are clear: 1) Jesus has been stripped of all his Messianic implications, because Selmanovic chooses to refer to him simply as “Jesus,” rather than Jesus Christ [...]
Bioethics and Christian Spirituality: Introduction
The Series 1. Introduction 2. Taking Life 3. Making Life 4. Faking Life 5. Discussion Folks, you all are in for a real treat! I was browsing through my iTunes library and stumbled upon a series of mp3 recordings I did for the ministry for which I worked a few years ago. During that time I was the coordinator of our Statesmanship [...]
I Grasp God
I wrote this piece at the end of my first semester of seminary. I thought I would re-post it after I began my first week of my 2nd year. Enjoy! tonight i realized i grasp god, creature has roped the creator i’ve cut god up into bite sized bits i’ve filed him away in little drawers i’ve cataloged him i’ve labeled [...]
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Goodbye Emergent: Why I’m Taking The Theology of the Emerging Church To Task
Update: Another one who doesn’t care about the emerging church anymore. Once upon a time I was enamored by the “I-am-not-a-movement-but-a-conversation” known as the emerging church (In fact, at my seminary I’ve been known as Emergent Jeremy!) Five years ago, I stumbled upon an “emerging”... [Read more]
novus•lumen Posting Schedule Change
In re-launching novus•lumen 2.0 after giving it a hyperlocal G-Rap focus, I said I’d post something new every Monday and Thursday. Well it turns out I have a lot more to say than I thought! Now, I will post something every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, leaving the weekends to be with God and my wife These posts... [Read more]
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Run 2010 with Perseverance—Hebrews 12:1-3 and Jesus as Pacer
A few weeks ago I taught through Hebrews 12:1-3 to encourage the community in which I serve to run this years race with perseverance. I opened the message with these questions: The year is 2020…you are 10 years older. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE? A better question might be…WHO do you want to be? Who do you want... [Read more]
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“The Book of Eli,” Christianity, and Relgious Pluralism: An Appeal to Grand Rapids Christians
Spoiler Alert! Throughout this post I give away some of the movie themes and toward the end of this post I give away the ending. If you don’t want to know what happens, read no further A week ago my wife and I watched the engrossing movie The Book of Eli. It is an American post-Apocalyptic film in which the main... [Read more]
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“The Great High Priest” Jesus in The Book of Hebrews
This a message I gave at the church at which I serve on Hebrews 5:1-10; 9:11-15; and 10:11-18. I sought paints a fresh portrait of Jesus Christ as our Great High Priest. As our High Priest, Hebrews explains why it was necessary for Jesus to be very Human, how His sacrifice brought about a New Covenant between God and Humanity,... [Read more]
White Flight, Minority Growth: The Changing Face of American and Grand Rapids Christianity
A week ago my wife, Melinda, and I attended a lecture at Calvin College by Shoon-Chan Rah entitled “The Next evangelicalism and the Changing Face of American Christians.” It was based on his similarly titled book by IVP, The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity. It was a very... [Read more]
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