I’ve been finding out a lot about “deconstruction”. I have entered a world of exevangelicals, even #exvangelical. These are generally people who are questioning the American-style conservative evangelical Christianity that they grew up in. And online they are doing it with all the well-honed skills, fervour, and energy of their evangelical past.
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In the weekend, I woke up to the news of the death of Rachel Held Evans – sadness and prayers. Many, many, many people have been helped by Rachel’s wisdom and wit. If you have a story, or a quote from her that you love – I invite you to put it in the comment
UPDATED Let me be clear from the start: this is not a review of a book – this is an initial exploratory comment on a review of a book. The book is Did the Anglicans and Roman Catholics Agree on the Eucharist?: A Revisit of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission’s Agreed Statements of 1971 and
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NIV, First-Century Study Bible, Hardcover: Explore Scripture in Its Jewish and Early Christian Context by Kent Dobson 1888 pages Zondervan (2014) This Bible is beautifully presented. The images are attractive; the tables are easy to understand and clear. This is, as it says, a study Bible that focuses explaining the original cultural context of what
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Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell (224 pages) This book is (surprisingly) controversial. Many Christian book stores refused to stock it. Some hid it under the counter, passing it across surreptitiously in a brown paper bag. Rupert Murdoch-owned Zondervan (publisher of NIV),
Those who call themselves Evangelical are increasingly turning to liturgy.
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