Category: theology
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responding to comments about racism
The sentiments (as I perceive them) behind the first three comments on my Our of Ur post are the very reason we have to continue to talk in our churches about racism and class divisions. While the commenters find such conversations to be unhelpful, tiresome, and counter-productive, I believe the opposite to be true. What…
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more on the bible and jesus
A couple weeks back I posted a quote from ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church which resulted in a good conversation in the comments. Now one of the book’s co-authors, Alan Hirsch, has weighed in with some helpful commentary. Those of you who contributed to the original comments will be interested to read…
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which is most important: the bible or jesus?
I’m one chapter shy of finishing the latest book by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church, for an upcoming Leadership Journal review. These two Aussies are some of the most prolific writers and thinkers these days about all things missional. (See, for example, Hirsch’s recent article in LJ,…
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does ignoring racism = ignoring the gospel?
I first saw this Barry Deutsch cartoon over at the Mustard Seed Associates blog. [Click the cartoon for a larger version.] In the corresponding article, Tom Sine writes about the gulf between white privilege and the ethics of God’s coming Kingdom. Usually, we are not aware that we benefit from white privilege and white power.…
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urban exile: whose history?
The latest Urban Exile column has been posted at Out of Ur. This one was particularly difficult to write for some reason; thanks to the guys at Leadership Journal for their helpful editing. Here are the first two paragraphs. You can read the rest and comment at Out of Ur. I’ve been to a lot…
David W. Swanson 