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Merry Christmas – What Exactly are we Celebrating?
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the baby Jesus. There are numerous implications in that short statement. In the coming days, I want to flesh out what this all means – from where did the term come? why celebrate a birth? who exactly is this Jesus? did we...
The Imminent Decline of Contemporary Worship Music
There is an interesting blog concerning the decline of Contemporary Worship Music. Click here to read it all, or just read the following synopsis. 1. Compared to the last several centuries of hymns, the contemporary songs were, for the most part, poorly written....
Throuples
If you have not heard yet, the new word (already made official by the Urban Dictionary) is “throuple” (“three” + “couple”). Doll, Kitten and Brynn, three women, are now “married” in Massachusetts. Brynn and Doll have been legally married for a few years; Kitten only...
Postmodernism 11 – Reaching Postmoderns
The postmodern church began as a reaction to the megachurch movement and the impersonality of the big churches. The emerging churches all started small and promoted the superiority of their smallness. That is not heard so much anymore, now that some emerging churches...
Postmodernism 10 – Theological Declarations
Because there are no absolutes in postmodern religion, identifying a specific theology for the movement is essentially impossible. So rather than try to develop a comprehensive theology, here are some statements from emerging church leaders that might help at least...
Postmodernism 9 – Spirituality
In premodern and modern times, religion frequently included a debate over facts, such as: There is a God or there is not Jesus is the Son of God or he is not Miracles happened or they did not In postmodernism, however, religion is a preference. Since there are no...
Postmodernism 8 – Churches
One of the differences between “modern” churches and “postmodern” churches is the way they seek to “do church.” The modern churches have been heavy on programs – Sunday School, children’s church, youth programs, camping programs, visitation programs, and on the list...
Joy to the World
A few years ago I was in Kuala Lumpur (KL), the capital of Malaysia in late November. Malaysia is a “secular Muslim” country with some interesting political quirks. About two-thirds of the people are Muslim, and Islam is the official, constitutional religion. All...
Bach and the Bible
Each year during the fall, Judy and I have the privilege of living in Watertown, Wisconsin where I teach on the faculty of Maranatha Baptist Seminary. One of the “perks” of being here is the opportunity to enjoy some fine cultural events. A few weeks ago we attended a...
Postmodernism 7 – The Postmodern Church
There is a rising feeling among emerging church leaders and followers of Jesus, that in many modern contemporary churches, something has subtly gone astray in what we call “church” and what we call “Christianity.” Through time, church has become a place that you go to...
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