Walter Rauschenbusch was a theologian and baptist minister. His theology, specifically around the subjects of biblical literalism and atonement, have always concerned some folks and have been held in question by many. Whose theology isn’t in in question by someone somewhere?
Never-the-less, Rauschenbusch is most remembered for his outspokenness against a word-based sharing of [...]
I have known Doug Jones over at Perigrinatio (www.perigrinatio.com) for a bunch of years. We first met when we were both serving on a Sonlife event team we held in Baltimore at The Johns Hopkins University.
We have become very close friends since that time we first met. I can honestly say that Doug [...]
My good friend Doug Jones is blogging again! I love Doug’s blog! He has very thoughtful, inspiring, challenging and relevant posts. You can check out his blog here:
http://www.perigrinatio.com/
Enjoy!
We have all been in meetings we didn’t like. Some weeks it seems as though that is just what we are supposed to do — sit in meetings. While some meetings can be very helpful and energetic others can be quite the opposite. Over the past two days I have sat in [...]
My flight to Kansas City was fogged in on Sunday so I had some extra time to finish reading The God-Hungry Imagination: The Art of Storytelling for Postmodern Youth Ministry by Sarah Arthur.
Here is the bottom line with this book… I think it would be super helpful for you to read. Like most books, [...]
“Being a peacemaker is part of being surrendered to God, for God brings peace. We abandon the effort to get our needs met through the destruction of enemies. God comes to us in Christ to make peace with us; and we participate in God’s grace as we go to our enemies to make [...]
It seems as though almost everyone associated with youth ministry is talking about the use of story – including myself. And why not, who doesn’t love a good story? I love that we (the world of youth ministry) are talking about story — especially as it relates to helping students engage with God’s story [...]