Blogs - common root

Excerpt on Abolitionists from "The Metaphysical Club" by Louis Menand.

I excerpt this passage from pages 12-15 to show the similarities and diffs with many current neo-anabaptist point of views. Abolitionism arose out of the Second Great Awakening, the evangelical revival that swept through New England and then uptstate New York between 1800 and 1840, and that also spawned temperance, women's rights, and other social reform movements, along with a number of utopian and religious sects, most famously the Mormons. The foundations of the abolitionist movement were th… Continue

Added by dlw on June 1, 2009 at 1:09pm — No Comments

What Sotomayor teaches us about racism

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is Obama's nominee to fill the the Supreme Court Justice vacancy. Sotomayor is a woman. And she's Hispanic. Two characteristics that have not gone unnoticed. In 2001 Sotomayor disagreed with the notion that a wise old man and a wise old woman would reach the same conclusion. “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.” This statement made in 20… Continue

Added by Naomi on May 30, 2009 at 12:31pm — 4 Comments

God is not White (biblical-post-colonial-theology from Australia)

G'day, for those interested, http://blog.sojo.net/2009/05/29/god-is-not-and-has-never-been-white... I’ve written this article for "God's Politics" blog to share the amazing (and sadly often unknown!) contributions of Australian Aboriginal theologies. It has had a profound effect of me and the Peace Tree Community. Please post to your profiles & share with others if the voice o… Continue

Added by Jarrod McKenna on May 30, 2009 at 5:32am — 2 Comments

Are You a Neo-Roman or a Subverter of Empire? Quote to Ponder: Richard Horsley

I have had to take a break from blogging for the past several weeks. 1) I have moved to a new city for a new and exciting ministry opportunity 2) I am in the middle of researching the Roman Empire and Luke's Gospel. I have not adequately interacted on my prior "atonement" post, but will come back to the subject after my life slows back down. I wanted to post a "Quote to Read more… Continue

Added by Kurt on May 23, 2009 at 1:55pm — No Comments

Are You in the Wilderness?

So many Christians I meet today, whether in person, on social networks, or through emails, tell me that they are living in a spiritual wilderness. They feel alone, spiritually isolated, and they don’t have too many Christian friends that they are experiencing a rich and full fellowship in Christ with. Some of them attend a church on Sunday morning, yet still, they are living in the desert and they know it. Some have given up on the traditional form of church altogether. And they are in serious… Continue

Added by Frank Viola on April 28, 2009 at 6:06am — No Comments

Discussing the Atonement When Its No Longer Cool!

I have been doing some thinking about the atonement in recent months and even though I am behind the trend of making this a focus during Lent leading up to Easter, I decided to blog about it anyway J . At seminary, I have a professor who has pushed me to think outside of the box on what we mean when we use terms like: gospel, mission, and especially atonement. Mark Baker Read more… Continue

Added by Kurt on April 21, 2009 at 11:46am — No Comments

Quote to Ponder: Is giving to charity the easy way out? Claiborne

“Throughout the history of the church, Christians have recognized that we cannot pray ‘Our father’ together on Sunday and deny bread to our brothers and sisters on Monday. But we live in difficult days. The hungry are not just hungry. Often they are our enemies. Drug addiction and mental illness make many who are hungry hard to deal with. They threaten us. Others have been hungry for so long that they are angry, even at those of us who want to help. We worry about how to protect ourselves from t… Continue

Added by Kurt on April 14, 2009 at 6:51pm — No Comments

Rwanda's National Mourning Day (Genocide Remembrance)

I just posted a blog over on my main site reflecting on Rwanda, the genocide, and how all of it is deeply impacted by the "gospel" we preach and believe; http://tinyurl.com/d8lgeh Continue

Added by Nate Myers on April 9, 2009 at 7:48am — No Comments

Emerging church discussion panel...

For those interested in this thing called "emerging church," wherever you might be coming from, here's a good video as an introduction for you. I'll be posting on my blog about this video soon, so maybe we can compare reflections there. Here's the link; http://tinyurl.com/c2fovd Tony Jones is already talking about it on his blog at Beliefnet, and I've posted my initial reflections in the conversation there;http://tinyurl.com/d8nfv7 I'd encourage you to watch the video and join in. While I don'… Continue

Added by Nate Myers on April 3, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Perspective...

A blog post with an embedded video on global realities, followed by thoughts on possible reactions to the video. http://tinyurl.com/de64gc Continue

Added by Nate Myers on April 2, 2009 at 2:36pm — 1 Comment

A prayer of confession on the sixth anniversary of the Iraq invasion

Here's the prayer, written in the spirit of Lent. Continue

Added by Nate Myers on March 20, 2009 at 12:18pm — 2 Comments

Toxic Theology: End Times Obsession

Here's the link to my thoughts on my main blog generated from seeing Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins interviewed by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. Continue

Added by Nate Myers on March 12, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

The Peril of Typing in the Wrong Email Address

This story is worth passing on, I think. Enjoy! Orginally posted: http://frankviola.wordpress.com/ —- A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day. The husband checked… Continue

Added by Frank Viola on March 9, 2009 at 8:53am — 1 Comment

Shapevine.com - A New Missional Church Site

Just want to let the Common Root community know about www.Shapevine.com - it's a great new site designed for those interested in missional church. It's been up for a few years, but they just revamped it. Lots of good resources and such. Alan Hirsch and Lance Ford built and manage it. Blessings, Frank Continue

Added by Frank Viola on March 9, 2009 at 8:51am — No Comments

from my friend Pam: blog's name: HOW GOD MESSED UP MY RELIGION

http://godmessedmeup.blogspot.com/2009/03/un-american-prosperity-gospel.html accessed 3.7.09 An Un-American Prosperity GospelShare I heard a preacher on television address his critics about his nice car and luxurious lifestyle. “I don’t need to take a vow of poverty to be poor, I can be poor without a vow. But what I’ve done is take a vow of prosperity, ‘cause when you’re right with the Lord you can have the treasures of the wicked.” No feckin' joke. I heard it myself with my own ears. Ok, c… Continue

Added by leeann on March 7, 2009 at 5:25pm — No Comments

Fake Empire

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Added by Scott Peterson on February 9, 2009 at 7:23pm — No Comments

Raining... Thinking...

It is POURING rain as I write this. The water is falling in waves. Like a giant bucket is filling up, being dumped onto my house, then the cycle repeats. I haven't blogged in quite a while. I needed a break. But I'm back. Just a moment ago I was looking out of a window in front of my house and watching the water drench the street and then join the river already flowing on the asphalt. For reasons I can't explain... I felt God was there. So without thinking much about it I stepped outside… Continue

Added by Scott Peterson on February 6, 2009 at 11:17pm — 1 Comment

Importing blog entries via syndication?

Does anyone know if there is a way to import entries from an existing blog via syndication? I currently do this with my blog both on Livejournal and Facebook, and it would be way more convenient than making a new blog post here every time I post on my blog with a link to the new post. Shalom, Jason Continue

Added by Jason Barr on February 5, 2009 at 8:39pm — 2 Comments

My Interview with David Fitch

The following is my interview with David Fitch, a major figure in the contemporary missional church movement.I will be leaving this interview up on the first page of this blog until next Monday. So there will be no blog post on Thursday as is our usual custom. Next Monday, I will interact with David’s answers. That will kick off a series of new articles that I’ll be writing entitled “Beyond Missional.” These articles will be short and will deal with such weighty matters as Christian discipleshi… Continue

Added by Frank Viola on February 2, 2009 at 11:29am — No Comments

Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross

When I was a child I went to church camp on a regular basis. Every year I would go away for a week, eat terrible camp food, sleep in a thin sleeping bag on thin mattresses, play with my friends, and listen to many messages from the camp speaker. Inevitably there would be a night when the speaker was closing in on explaining the message of Jesus’ death on the cross. In order to connect the deep theological truths of this message, a contemporary story was often used. The story which sticks out mos… Continue

Added by Scott Peterson on January 28, 2009 at 5:04am — No Comments

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