I’m sure John Calvin was a nice guy. I really am. I’m sure he loved Jesus, people, the Apostle Paul (that’s a no-brainer), the occasional rousing game of Gin Rummy, and life in general. I really am. But I’m pretty teed off these days, and he is as good a target as anyone to vomit [...]
Archive for the ‘theology’ Category
21 Aug
Moving Beyond Johnny Paycheck – Part 2
So in the comments of yesterday’s post, Miller brought up the fact that folks have been complaining about their jobs for centuries, evidence of which is the über-popular Johnny Paycheck song, “Take This Job and Shove It.” (side note: I didn’t realize that David Allen Coe actually wrote and recorded the song first, but Paycheck’s [...]
19 Jul
freedom
Since 9/11, we’ve often heard President Bush state that freedom is a “gift of the Almighty,” that God desires all people to be free. It is common knowledge that the President’s theological belief on this particular issue has undergirded much of this country’s foreign policy and military action over the last six years. I just [...]
29 Jul
“…nor will they train for war anymore.”
Isaiah 2 The Mountain of the LORD 1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2 In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 3 [...]
14 Jun
a couple things…
First, here’s the link to a Christian Chronicle story that profiles the simple/organic/house church movement in Churches of Christ. Chrissy and I were interviewed by the author. Second, I had a great “emergent cohort” meeting with several new friends who are modeling kingdom life in Beverly, Mass., which is about an hour north of the [...]
1 Jun
the last week: reflections
The sun is setting on the Holts’ time in Texas. Friday marks our’ last full day as residents of Abilene, TX. We ship out on Saturday morning on our three-day, U-Haul-dragging trek to Boston, Mass., our new home. This reality has not fully set in yet, but I’m sure the process will begin as the [...]
30 May
living in God’s story
This week I am in a challenging and Christ-centered class called “Living in God’s Story: Spiritual Formation in Missions.” We have talked about the spiritual disciplines, about church, about the nature of the Trinity, about our “missional God,” and many, many other things. Dr. Earl Lavender, director of missions at Lipscomb, is teaching the class [...]
16 May
world-creation
I don’t want to be a church planter as much as I want to be a world-creator/enactor. Let me explain. Walter Brueggemann has popularized the image of the preacher as a poet who causes people to imagine new worlds and calls them to inhabit them: The event of preaching is an event in transformed imagination. [...]
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