Ed Cyzewski joins us this week on the HBC podcast, fresh off his whirlwind blog tour for his newest book “Coffee House Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life.”  I blogged about the book previously, so I will just say that Ed keeps getting cooler in my mind and this interview was tons of fun [...]

 

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I am not in North Carolina any more, nor am I even working at a Baptist church, but I am pretty sure I am as much of a North Carolinian and Baptist as ever.  Of late, the yet-to-be-fully-separated Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has set in place the last measure to force the churches [...]

Ed Cyzewski is not only cool because he is a Baptimergent, but he has done something many people will benefit from – namely he wrote a great book for a wide audience. His new book “Coffeehouse Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life” is actually readable for people without graduate degrees in theology.  Now, [...]

I think this might be the most refreshing political discussion with religious leaders in a long time.
Richard Land says, “Conservatives too often think God is on their side….doing so is idolatry….Liberals too often think God doesn’t have a side.”

Russell Moore, a president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, came up with a spicy bit of slander when he called Brian Mclaren ’serpent-sensitive.’   The Baptist Press has an article on this gem of an observation that you can read.  When I read it this is what I thought.
Russell Moore Thought:
1. Brian McLaren is a [...]

Steve Knight posted a giant summary of the responses to Driscoll rolling around the internet. Also a little FYI, The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has canceled their invite of Doug Pagitt to an event later this month. Outside of not being surprised, thinking they are still going the way of the [...]

I am participating in a Blog-o-riot based on Walter Rauschenbusch’s classic Christianity and the Social Crisis. Being its 100th anniversary, my love for Walter, and his sweet Baptist skills I hope you go take a look at the series over at the Pop Theology website.

How do you draw more attention to the emerging movement? Like This. If you say blanket statements like the emerging church is “one of the most dangerous and deceptive movements to infiltrate the ranks of Southern Baptist life,” you could think that might be an overstatement of fearful dread over the unknown, but [...]

‘Zacchaeus stopped there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of [...]

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycomore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.’ So he hurried down and was happy to welcome [...]