Daily Links – 3.8.10

Hell: the Oxymoron of the Christian Faith by Andrew at Hackman’s Musings. Can you make sense of the doctrine of Hell? Andrew can’t and submits that neither can Greg Boyd, however he may try.

Tony Jones talks about developing a “robust pneumatology,” rather a language for it, within the emergent movement in What Emergents Have to Learn From Pentecostals.  He writes,

“I can tell you that I and other emergents experience God’s activity today, but we need help in finding the language to articulate that experience.  As Pentecostals, you have worked for over a century to forge a theological language that articulates divine action – what you likely call a ‘fresh movement of the Spirit.’  My hope is that emergents can learn from Pentecostals how to discern the movement of God and articulate that in ways that will build God’s kingdom.” Read the article

Joshua at Jesus Manifesto offers strong critiques for the church. Do the gatherings we attend on Sunday morning even remotely resemble the kind of revolutionary movement of the early church? Read Why I don’t believe in “Church” and see if you still believe in “church”

About the Author

I am a Youth Pastor for a United Church of Christ congregation in Ramona, Ca. I am a graduate of Azusa Pacific University and am still a student of Theology, Youth Ministry, and Biblical Studies. My blog is Living in the Kingdom at http://whateverisgood.blogspot.com/