In my post earlier this week talking about how and why I can identify as an evangelical, one of the themes I brought up was this tradition’s insistence on radical transformation. But as much as I loved that aspect of evangelical thought, I was ultimately frustrated in my evangelical days by the lack of transformation … Continue reading Why I am … Mystical
Yesterday in this series celebrating the strengths of different traditions and movements within Christianity, I looked at Evangelicalism. One of the aspects I love about that tradition is its commitment to the Scriptures, even if I do not accept their assumptions about them. Today I’m going to turn to a movement, or series of movements, … Continue reading Why I am … Critical
There was a meme circulating a few months ago that did a good job of summarizing the current state of the relationship between Evangelical Christianity and the rest of the world. It started with an Evangelical user posting something like “There is no group more vilified today than Evangelical Christians.” Then someone commented, “If you … Continue reading Why I am … Evangelical
[When I was reading over today's readings, my thoughts were much what they were three years ago, so I'm re-posting that reflection here today.] We humans are a rather predictable lot. Our heads are turned by good looks whether we want them to be or not; we can know someone is manipulative and still find … Continue reading A Kingdom of Small Beginnings (Repost)
As this series celebrating the strengths of different Christian traditions goes on, the smaller the scope of each post gets. Even this week we’ve gone from the larger Western Christian tradition, to the Protestant movement, and today, to the particular group of Protestants in which I was raised, and with which, for the most part, … Continue reading Why I Am … Anglican
