Art
The Avett Brothers, Confessional Singing, and a not-so Community of Strangers
Last night I had the privilege of standing in the Fox theater with a group of friends and strangers listening to a free show by the Avett Brothers. It was great, the seats we found were stage-side and the air was electric. As I stood along side my wife and in the community of my [...]
Digitally Enhanced Worship Song
Can I implore someone to go with me on this and to use this song during a worship service, gathering, or curated space? I’m becoming convinced that until the church takes up the technologies of the age with its narrative, rituals and prayers, our technology will only ever be seen as other than us! I [...]
Last Night’s King Interview with Jennifer Knapp
Not sure if you got to see last night’s interview with Larry King, Jennifer Knapp and Pastor Bob Botsford, but you really should check it out. I am working on piece about it will either post it here (in the next few days) or link to where it gets posted. Stay tuned though. And in [...]
Theology After Google: After Thoughts on the Claremont 2010 Gathering
For three days this week, I was with a group of new friend and old friends trying to imagine together how theology in the googley age might emerge. At the end of the day, one if the most powerful aspects of the event was the experience of the settling in on the face to face [...]
Philip Clayton vs. Academic Theology: The Postman Revisited
Philip Clayton equals Kevin Costner as epic hero. In recent conversations with Philip (listen to podcast here), and with others (see AAR 2009 or HBC podcast), Clayton has really begun to push against academic “ivory tower” theology as being too disconnected from the kind of theology that is really necessary or capable of meeting the [...]
Theology After Google: An Event & A Question
On March 10-12 in Claremont, California, there is an event taking place called Theology After Google. I’ll be there. As decribed on the website, “Why ‘theology after Google’?”: “Progressive Christian theologians have some vitally important things to say, things that both the church and society desperately need to hear. The trouble is, we tend to [...]
Derek Koehl: Why Emergent Must Never Have Anything to Say
Welcome to the first guest blogger of the new year. Over the next several weeks you’ll get to meet a new group of my friends, theologians, philosophers, artists, and bloggers. I hope you enjoy interacting! This week we meet Derek Koehl. A scribbler of verses, words, and random thoughts, Derek Koehl is also a master [...]
‘Art’: Check this Out
Here is link to a poem/piece by my friend Nuno entitled ‘Art’. Pretty good stuff. Enjoy. JC Send to Facebook
Two Good Podcasts: Troy Bronsink and Samir Selmanovic
Check out these two podcasts that I haven’t linked to yet: Troy Bronsink on The Emergent Church, Church as Art, and Neighbors Abbey Samir Selmanovic on his book It’s Really All About God Enjoy! JC Send to Facebook
Epiphany in Poetry
Tom Frank writes, “to grasp what makes a place itself, to name its distinctive qualities, is a task for poetics” (141). In this light, I wrote the following poem as a descriptor of my recent internship experience at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany. #317 Leaves of fire, trees of old, The ground is crackling [...]
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