tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post5892081700518494760..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: Young, Restless, and Emergent - Not!Michael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-9430785192515684452008-05-22T23:42:00.000-05:002008-05-22T23:42:00.000-05:00May I suggest a good book that clarifies the Emerg...May I suggest a good book that clarifies the Emergent Movement? It's from Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck called "Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be". It defines the differences between the Emerging and Emergent Movements.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-30508916993961904842008-05-19T21:53:00.000-05:002008-05-19T21:53:00.000-05:00Mike, good read... What are your thoughts on the e...Mike, good read... What are your thoughts on the effect of empricism upon Christian thinking?<BR/>SteveGroseys messageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256060632754175527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-69929558836020855152008-05-18T05:55:00.000-05:002008-05-18T05:55:00.000-05:00Mike, I feel like that post of yours was a God-sen...Mike, I feel like that post of yours was a God-send. You articulated and brought order to thoughts about YRR and Emergent that have swirled around in my own mind. Yet I was unable to make sense of my conflicting emotions on the topic.<BR/><BR/>I like you, loved Calvin more than Jesus, and I (ab)used the doctrine of election to justify a kind of hardness towards people. For instance, the argument "how can I love the reprobate when God doesn't" would not be one I adhered to on a conscious level, but subconsciously and emotionally, it gripped me. ('The Jesus Creed' by Scot McKnight helped me greatly along the way.)<BR/><BR/>I struggled to understand why people who clearly exhibit spiritual life didn't tick all my doctrinal boxes (e.g. a clear definition of the gospel, etc). <BR/><BR/>Like you, I am hugely attracted to the catholic evangelical approach, but I'm not quite there yet. John H Armstrong has been a winsome advocate of such a position.<BR/><BR/>So keep writing Mike. Your balanced ecumenical approach is a breath of fresh air. I've just bought 'A Bird's Eye View of Paul' ("Bird-Eye for the Lay Guy" would have been an equally good title!) and I'm very encouraged by what I've read so far.<BR/><BR/>God bless.Nick Mackisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267420388000438608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-28280000547945969382008-05-17T04:34:00.000-05:002008-05-17T04:34:00.000-05:00I really enjoy reading your blog! Very encouraging...I really enjoy reading your blog! Very encouraging and insightful. All the best.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970238168875949105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-18108434239023790772008-05-16T20:28:00.000-05:002008-05-16T20:28:00.000-05:00A brilliant post, Michael. Thank you! I share al...A brilliant post, Michael. Thank you! I share all your concerns and much of your experience. With regard to 3, you ask: 'I wonder if EC can accomodate the theological passion of YRR and the missional concerns of EM in the context of historical orthodoxy.' <BR/><BR/>I hope that it can as it is this path I have committed myself to in my ministry. I prefer to describe myself as an orthodox Christian rather than an evengelical Catholic, but it amounts to the same thing.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes for your own ministry and pilgrimage.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951860944918774395noreply@blogger.com