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The Shack and Ambiguity

February 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Last week in Sunday school we were presented two options, drawn as two ends of a spectrum: Liberal Christianity (represented by The Shack) or Traditional Conservative Christianity (represented, I think, by Michael Youssef in The 13 Heresies of The Shack). This is how it usually works, you know. You are “with us” or “against us”. […]

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The Shack and Theology’s Dance Partner - Part 2

February 6th, 2009 · No Comments

The Shack is a postmodern (I’m not even going to discuss that term) book that takes for granted that a narrative or rhetorical style is a legitimate (or even preferred) mode for processing thoughts of God (doing theology).  Conversational theology if you like… the book is FULL of it.  If you think that theology dances […]

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The Shack and Theology’s Dance Partner - Part 1

January 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I had a weird experience this morning after our Sunday school class finished today’s discussion about The Shack. I started a conversation with the guy in FRONT of me about “some thing or other”, when I overheard the guy sitting BEHIND me make a comment that sucked me out. I tried sooooo hard to remain […]

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Love and Heresy and The Shack

January 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Shack-Shack-Bo-Back-Banana-Fana-Fo-Fack!!!! FACK! I got to admit… I like to think “I’m too cool for school.” (as Zoolander puts it) when it comes to trendy books that get passed around churches. The Prayer of Jabez? HA!! Never touched it! Please. The Purpose Driven Life? Whatever! (see my […]

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