Todd Wilken meets Brian McLaren or Modern meets Post-Modern

By Parson Brown, on August 15th, 2010

I’m going to post two links. The first is an interview done by Scott McKnight with Brian McLaren. The second is a link to the Issues, Etc. archives regarding an interview Todd Wilken did with Brian McLaren. The background is this. Brian McLaren is an “emerging church” guy. He is an evangelical. He’s younger, and . . . → Read More: Todd Wilken meets Brian McLaren or Modern meets Post-Modern

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Struggling with Words

By Parson Brown, on August 4th, 2010

Its been a while since I put something up. The main reason is that I’ve been struggling with the format vs. the intent. The format of the web or specifically a blog really is an off the cuff give and take medium. Nobody enjoys a good ironic line or scathing bit of satire more than . . . → Read More: Struggling with Words

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Who’s standing next to you?

By Parson Brown, on February 10th, 2010

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…The real epiphany is not that God is the creator or that his Word is active and has power, but that He is right here with us. That God comes to be with us. And he says stop being afraid. Even if we didn’t get confused about God having authority or his . . . → Read More: Who’s standing next to you?

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Sermon – “Who can be saved?” – Mark 10:23-31

By Parson Brown, on October 20th, 2009

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The gospel texts are sparse. What I mean by that is they relate just enough information to tell the story and expect you the reader to fill in the gaps from your knowledge and experience. We do this type of stuff everyday of our lives. The closer the person is to us, . . . → Read More: Sermon – “Who can be saved?” – Mark 10:23-31

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Being a church

By Parson Brown, on October 14th, 2009

Text: 1 Cor 5:9 – 6:11

The text is about how people get along with each other and about making judgments. Underlying it is a much different and healthier view of what the church is. For most of the 20th century in the West the church was thought of by its people as an institution, . . . → Read More: Being a church

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Sermon – Mark 6:1-13 – “Scandalized by the form…”

By Parson Brown, on July 6th, 2009

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The Day of the Son of Man

By Parson Brown, on June 24th, 2009

Text: Luke 17:20-37 (cross reference Hebrews 6:1-3)

In our Sunday study we’ve been looking at Hebrews and the above link ties into what must have been the outline of the basic catechism or teaching: repentance, faith, baptism, laying on of hands (ministry/healing), resurrection and judgement. I’ve been thinking about that list and the current state . . . → Read More: The Day of the Son of Man

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