scoey's conundrum

I was revisiting the site of a guy I love to read & found this post called Reality Church. Its a good one, worth checking out, re-reading, pondering, & responding… perhaps even doing a “Where Am I?”

If you’ve ever wondered how I’ve ended up like I have, take a look at this: Steve Taylor shaped my thinking about Christ, Christianity, & living the life of a Christ-follower, often using irreverent, sarcastic lyric/music… stuff that made me think & ask, “Now why is it we do it that way again?” And, “Is [...]

Yesterday, I took a quiz I found on a blog I read – DISCLAIMER: this was a new thing for me, as I usually don’t spend my time filling out meaningless, time wasters (my own stereotype & feelings about ‘those things” inserted here.) This one, however, intrigued me, as it attempted to bring out & [...]

The ‘idea’ that has been posited by James Cameron et al isn’t a new one IDEA – many have attempted to discredit Christ & His followers using poorly & selectively researchd “Science, Archaeology, & the thoughts Old Dead Guys.” Its the case of starting with an agenda & creating a case to try & validate [...]

I’ve got a stack of books awaiting my attention – last count I had 12 ‘must-reads’ on the shelf behind my desk… this is officially the ‘waiting room’ for my books/next reads. I’m 2/3 of the way through THEY LIKE JESUS by Dan Kimball – I believe that this book should be required reading for [...]

I found this 6 month old article on a blog of a guy I like to read. In it, he ‘enters the conversation’ on a trend in emergent churches – when they plant, they franchise (my word, not his…), so that the ‘new church’ looks, sounds, & smells like the sending church vs. taking on [...]

Heard a friend describe his church as a “post-modern, emerging-type church, with lots of symbolism, candles, & coffee.” Got me thinking, which got me looking, which got me questioning… What is the “Emerging Church?” What makes a church “Emergent?” Is there such a thing as a post-modern “style” of church? If so, is this “style” [...]