Oct 8, 2012 | Blog, Soulgardeners
I am blogging my way through Elton Trueblood’s book, “An alternative to futility”. So far we have looked at his argument that we need a movement that embodies the faith in redemptive societies, that these societies need to be adventurous experiments...
Oct 1, 2012 | Blog, Soulgardeners
I am posting some comments on Elton Trueblood’s amazing book, “Alternative to Futility”. You can read the previous posts “the habit of adventure” and “being a demonstation”. In the third chapter Trueblood builds on his argument that faith needs to be embodied...
Jul 7, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
In the book “The naked Anabaptist” the author writes, “The Christendom era has left the body of Christ with toxins in its bloodstream-practices, instincts, commitments, structures, attitudes, biases, compromises, and reactions that damage our health...
Jun 19, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
Last Sunday I tweeted an update that read, “Today we celebrate Pentecost – God decentralized and invites everyone to become agents of love and creative good.” A friend noted that he celebrates with me but challenged my use of consumer language. It got me...
Jun 9, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
I wrote this post a few years ago, after a visit with a friend yesterday I am reposting it. I believe church is a group of people irritating one another towards love and good works. Whenever someone makes the discovery that church is something more than just going to...
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