Geoffrey Holsclaw
I am worried about the rising popularity of Bonhoeffer in the United States. Very worried. I’m worried not because of his theology, or his political views, or his activism. I’m worried because so many people are interested in him…so many different people. Some people laud him for his non-violent pacifism, and other for his violent […]
Last month, at the Ecclesia National Gathering, I had the privilege and honor to preside over communion for the whole group. I led through the time as we usually do here at Life on the Vine, but many people not from a more liturgical background asked about the prayer leading into the Table. Many commented […]
Declarations vs. Discussions? Most people either want declarations from on high, or endless discussions from within. Few desire to make real discernments leading forward. Tony Jones totally misses the issue of discernment when he criticized Fitch about Rob Bell’s lack of accountability (see Fitch’s prompt). Jones immediately takes this to mean “moral accountability” regarding marital fidelity, as if Fitch were talking about emotional […]
Like many of us, I’ve been longing for something beyond the “bridge illustration” to share the gospel (with others, and my children). Something short, visual, clear, explaining the gospel in an appropriate way. But of course, the more I learn and grow in the Kingdom the more difficult it is to summarize, especially when you […]
It is often claimed that the missional church might be loosing the high standard of expository preaching. And often we don’t exactly help to clarify this when we rail against individualized, overly rationalistic, disembodied information dumps which masquerade as the worst of expository preaching (love ya Dave). And when we claim that interpretation is a […]