What an amazing interview (the one about the Plumbers was being shown). Sure beat watching my Denver Broncos get blown out by the Indianapolis Colts (hard not to cheer for Tony Dungy and Peyton Manning though). I was amazed to hear what Nixon admitted to (using the IRS, wiretapping of political enemies, and all sorts [...]
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Interview with Eugene Peterson in Christianity Today
The deeper problem, Peterson said, is that two things that are basic to the Christian life run counter to the American ethos. First, the Christian life is not about us, but about God. It is not like giving ourselves a makeover. “We’re in on it, but we’re not the subject or the action,” Peterson said. [...]
From an old Next-Wave interview
Dr. Grenz: Despite their critique of modernism, evangelicals seem to have grown quite comfortable in the modern world. Several factors have contributed to this. For example, many historians of evangelicalism point out that although its roots lie in the Reformation, the evangelical movement as we know it today was born in the early modern period [...]
In Conversation with Len Wilson and Jason Moore
Recently while browsing the under stocked shelves of the local bookstore I was surprised to see Len Wilson and Jason Moore�s newest book, Digital Storytellers sitting on the shelf. The book follows up on Len Wilson�s The Wired Church: Making Media Ministry which introduced thousands of church leaders to media in worship and in teaching. [...]
In Conversation with… Robert Webber
[also posted online at TheOOZE] The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenges of the New World by Robert Webber. I was waiting for Amazon.com to start shipping The Younger Evangelicals when I heard it was at my local Christian bookstore. Instead of waiting for Amazon, I stopped by the store and picked up a copy. Ancient [...]
Len Sweet interview with Relevant Magazine
Relevant Magazine’s interview with Leonard Sweet. [RM:] I want to know about the “wussification” of the church, as you call it … [LS:] I’ll give you one example of it: Street evangelism. You think about a typical street evangelist on a soapbox, with some kind of megaphone and he’s handing out tracts. I mean, Wesley [...]
In Conversation with… Jonny Baker
Through Jonny Baker’s blogging and involvement in such things like the Worship Labyrinth and Grace has given me and others a new perspective on what worship and church can look like. He was also cool enough to do a short e-mail interview. You can find out more about him from his blog at http://jonnybaker.blogspot.com. 1) [...]
