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Leonard Sweet on The Emerging Church
Posted September 29th, 2008 by paul.edeLeonard Sweet: "The emerging church has become another form of social gospel. And the problem
with every social gospel is that it becomes all social and no gospel. All social justice
and no social gospel. It is embarrassing that evangelicals have discovered and
embraced liberation theology after it destroyed the main line, old line, side line, off
line, flat line church."
Powerpoints for Pastors in inner-cities and outer-estates
Posted September 24th, 2008 by paul.edeVisiting Easterhouse Baptist church last weekend, our team had a lovely time. But another real gem was discovering the minister Sandy Weddel's website of powerpoints: Pastors Powerpoints.
Volf does it again - "Soft Difference" - a postmodern evangelical take on the gospel and culture
Posted August 7th, 2008 by paul.edeMiroslav Volf has become one of my key mentors. He is becoming a truly great theologian. And I love almost everything he writes. ... In the attached article, he critiques Niebuhrs 5 positions on the gospel and culture and provides his own approach, based on a subtle reading of 1 Peter. He opposes what he calls 'hard difference' which excludes without embracing but also critiques relativism which embraces without excluding.
Steve Chalke on human trafficking
Posted July 26th, 2008 by paul.edeSteve Chalke on human trafficking at Rob Bell's church
Listen to the story of the Christian Martyr Telemachus whose protest and death caused the Roman Empire to stop Gladiatorial games
http://www.marshill.org/teaching/index.php
The American government estimates that more money is made globally through human trafficking than Microsoft makes.
Edinburgh Climate Network
Posted July 6th, 2008 by paul.edeA new Christian network in Edinburgh devoted to climate change issues: Edinburgh Climate Network
Evangelicals and Catholics Together
Posted July 6th, 2008 by paul.edeCame across Evangelicals and Catholics Together via Tony Campolo's Podcast.
This statement was signed by JI Packer, Ralph Martin and Avery Dulles among others. Ralph Martin is a ley figure in the Catholic Charismatic renewal. packer a close friend of John Stott and evangelical (rather than fundamentalist).
The Shift to Thrift
Posted July 6th, 2008 by paul.edeAn interview in the Guradian with Bob Holman who lived in Easterhouse doing incarnational ministry fror 17 years. Our friends Matt and Diane are continuing his work. Check out also his books "Kids at the Door" and "Kids at the Door revisited"
Start Course - an introduction to Christianity by Church Patoral Aid Society
Posted June 24th, 2008 by paul.edeLast night Neil Young the Baptist Union Mission Networker for Glasgow introduced me to the Start Training Course. Sounds Good so I'm gonna check it out. Will comment more once i have investigatedit...!
Pope Benedict says that Purgatory as an instant in time rather than a geographical place
Posted June 13th, 2008 by paul.edeCheck out this quote in a recent papal encyclical:
“'Purgatory' is simply purification through fire in the encounter with the Lord, Judge and Saviour."
Garry Brotherston
Posted May 13th, 2008 by paul.edeSongs by Garry Brotherston. Garry was in Barlinnie for murder and only released in 2005. During his time in prison (his 20's), he studied for a music degree and is now a part-time evangelist, part-time worker for Prison Fellowship. Check out his offerings on You Tube:
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