McLaren on Obama’s ‘Ethic of Responsibility

Recently, president-elect Barack Obama did an interview with Barbara Walters.  During the course of the interview, several aspects of our economic crisis were discussed, including the lavish lifestyles of the CEOs of companies that are asking for bailouts.  Obama had this to say…
“… When people are pulling down hundred million dollar bonuses on Wall Street, [...]

A Maximum Wage?

As I mentioned a few blogs ago, I recently read Brian McLaren’s book Everything Must Change for my Emerging Church class at Fuller. Overall I thought the book was terrific.  McLaren raises a number of important questions that the church, to our shame, has long neglected, and he offers some creative answers.
Towards the end of [...]

Rebellious Gratitude

I’m almost finished with Brian McLaren’s book Everything Must Change (which is good because my review of the book is due tomorrow). It’s really been terrific thus far, and he has raised a number of very important questions. In typical “McLarenian” fashion he has managed to stir the pot quite a bit, exposing [...]

Books, Books, and more Books

So I’m back from a wonderful vacation (which my wife has been writing about in her blog), and I’m trying to get re-adjusted to normal life.  Between the making of the movie and the various special events in my own personal life it has been quite a tumultuous summer thus far (though in a good [...]

7 Burning Issues

I am quickly becoming a big fan of Relevant magazine. It is a refreshing change from the status quo of the Christian media culture, and publishes interesting articles about, as their cover advertises, God, life, and progressive culture.  I appreciate the magazine’s ability to talk about matters of faith in a real way while remaining [...]