Episode 10 will be about Superssionism - or... how should Christians relate with Jews. This is not an easy topic by any stretch of the imagination but one that should be considered. We want to be open and inclusive to our Jewish brothers and sisters, but many parts of our scripture suggest that Christianity is the fulfillment of Judaism. The nicest way of saying this would be saying that Judaism is a fine religion but just not as good as Christianity. Hmm.....
A tangent point - In this episode Charley and I differ on hermeneutics (i.e. how we read scriptures). Charley suggests that the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) have priority over other scriptures. I, on the other hand, argue that we need to hold all scripture in the same light.
If one holds the Gospels over other sections of scripture than one could be saying that Judaism is good, but Christianity fulfills or supersedes it. That is why the Gospels are "better."
If one tries to read the Bible all with the same light then one could be saying that the passages of Leviticus and Numbers that deal with the minutia of cloth and cubits have the same importance in our lives as the Sermon on the Mount.
Again, I say Hmm...
Sunday, June 24, 2012
I Don't Know How!
I know I said that I was going to post a video of our recording, but... I couldn't figure out how to edit the stupid thing. And it was very, very boring. So continue to imagine us as Brad Pitt and Paul Giamatti - you decide who is who.
Check out our facebook page for some good comments about the institution of the Catholic Church... actually they are more like very harsh criticisms, but good nonetheless. See, we respond to our listeners.
Check out our facebook page for some good comments about the institution of the Catholic Church... actually they are more like very harsh criticisms, but good nonetheless. See, we respond to our listeners.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Happenings
In our last podcast we talked about Religious Liberty and mentioned the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. It is a great groups and can be found through the following link:
http://www.bjcpa.org/
Plus, Charley and I will be at Andover Newton Theological School on May 17. We aren't going to be there as special guests or anything, we just are going to hear J. Brent Walker of aforementioned Baptist Joint Committee speak. If anyone is in the Boston area and would like to say "hello," feel free to stop by. Maybe Charley will buy you lunch.
http://www.bjcpa.org/
Plus, Charley and I will be at Andover Newton Theological School on May 17. We aren't going to be there as special guests or anything, we just are going to hear J. Brent Walker of aforementioned Baptist Joint Committee speak. If anyone is in the Boston area and would like to say "hello," feel free to stop by. Maybe Charley will buy you lunch.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Everyone is talking about church/state
I just wrote a bit about the separation of church and state concerning a bit of a dust-up in Woonsocket, RI. Hopefully I didn't negate everything I said on the podcast.
Theosnob - I Was Young and Foolish
Theosnob - I Was Young and Foolish
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
VBS = Very Boring Summer
How many have ever attended a Vacation Bible School? I did, once. That was all I needed.
Not really, but for some reason my parents did not send me back. I may have had something to do with the nature of the teaching and the emphasis on conversion.
As a pastor I have had the opportunity to lead a couple of VBS - a couple were a little heavy on the blood of Jesus stuff, but I wasn't in charge.
VBS used to be a major form of neighborhood evangelization, but not so much any more. It used to be a well attended program, but not at all any more.
So as I think about VBS (we will be doing an episode on that in a couple of weeks) I wonder if it is still alive and if so, should we allow it to die. Is there any current relevancy to VBS?
-Jonathan
Not really, but for some reason my parents did not send me back. I may have had something to do with the nature of the teaching and the emphasis on conversion.
As a pastor I have had the opportunity to lead a couple of VBS - a couple were a little heavy on the blood of Jesus stuff, but I wasn't in charge.
VBS used to be a major form of neighborhood evangelization, but not so much any more. It used to be a well attended program, but not at all any more.
So as I think about VBS (we will be doing an episode on that in a couple of weeks) I wonder if it is still alive and if so, should we allow it to die. Is there any current relevancy to VBS?
-Jonathan
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Take This Brother May It Serve You Well
It only seems fitting that on Maundy Thursday I refer our many, many readers to our podcast on ritual (the most recent podcast). It will obfuscate and bog down everything you thought you understood about ritual and church life. Happy Maundy Thursday?
Monday, April 2, 2012
We're a Social Butterfly
Written by Jonathan
Starting to consider and work on our next podcast - Social Medial. Obviously I am not against the use of social media (see: podcast, blog, facebook page, twitter feeds, etc.). I don't know if I ever stopped, stepped back, and took a look at what was happening.
One of the big reasons I am engaged in social media is to kill time. What better way to spend the afternoon then to browse facebook and read everyone else's status update? And it is ministry!
I tell myself that it is for the sake of ministry and spreading the gospel; I am sure there is some truth in that. Personally, I have been using various types and forms of social media for different types of discourse. My own blog is snarky and academic. My church facebook page is light and pastoral. Different discourse. Just like we are different with different people.
I have a little more to consider, but it is still nascent and I don't want to spill everything before we even record the podcast. I am looking at Foucault and his approach to institutions, power, education, and truth. Consider, if a church does not have a presence on facebook then does it exist on facebook?
Starting to consider and work on our next podcast - Social Medial. Obviously I am not against the use of social media (see: podcast, blog, facebook page, twitter feeds, etc.). I don't know if I ever stopped, stepped back, and took a look at what was happening.
One of the big reasons I am engaged in social media is to kill time. What better way to spend the afternoon then to browse facebook and read everyone else's status update? And it is ministry!
I tell myself that it is for the sake of ministry and spreading the gospel; I am sure there is some truth in that. Personally, I have been using various types and forms of social media for different types of discourse. My own blog is snarky and academic. My church facebook page is light and pastoral. Different discourse. Just like we are different with different people.
I have a little more to consider, but it is still nascent and I don't want to spill everything before we even record the podcast. I am looking at Foucault and his approach to institutions, power, education, and truth. Consider, if a church does not have a presence on facebook then does it exist on facebook?
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