At The Border

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Archive for January, 2008

In a recent interview, Emergent Church leader Brian McLaren was asked about abortion and homosexuality (his comments below). As usual, he seems to dodge the homosexuality issue, stating his position is simply that those of different positions should a) accept that good Christians can disagree on the issue (try wrapping your mind around the proposition […]

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A Common Word?

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Recently, a dialogue has sprung up between the Christian and Muslim world. In response to a papal invitation to dialogue, a group of Muslim scholars penned, “A Common Word Between Us and You.” A Christian response, written by (among others) Miroslav Volf has been stirring controversy. Many (including myself) have been troubled that, in accepting […]

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In Their Own Words

Friday, January 11th, 2008

Just ran across this video (thanks to Ryan P over at tent-peg.com). For those who want to get an idea of what’s happening in the “Emergent Church,” take a look. What do you think?

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