Month: April 2012
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Chapter 2: Freer Still
I am continuing the writing of "Irreligious Followers" online so that I can get feedback and comments which I will use, when possible, in the final book. Chapter one can be found here. (Note: I am, in fact, traveling in Africa but scheduled these posts in advance). This is the introduction to Chapter 2: Freer…
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Rise of the Jesus-Followers
Erin McCrum has written an excellent article published over at CMA Resources. Since Erin quotes me (among others), why wouldn't I like it? No, seriously, it's an excellent piece: The term Jesus-follower (or follower of Jesus or follower of Christ) is on the rise in the United States. More and more Christians are calling themselves…
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Irreligious Followers Beget Irreligious Followers
(Note: this is the last part of chapter 1 of the Irreligious Followers book I am working on. You can now download all of chapter one its entirety here–though it will still go through several more edits.) In all cases, though taking many different shapes, the living church-as-a-movement will lead to an outbreak of followers begetting…
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Forget the Church — Follow Jesus
Today is an unplanned post because I got an early look at Newsweek's cover (to the right) along with the cover story by Andrew Sullivan entitled, "Christianity in Crisis." I reserve the right to be excited about this article without claiming to agree with every sentence or statement. I know that some will discount the…