I was walking to a Flames game and had to snap a picture of this sign at a hidden church in downtown Calgary.
All I can say is FAIL. Here's why.
Church Sign Fail
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Category Archives: Theology
Rapture is a Scam – NT Wright on 1 Thess 4:16-17
You've heard it from us a few times already, Left Behind is perhaps one of the biggest theological cancers ever to propagate from fundamentalist Christianity. The fact dispensationalism (rapture theology) is affirmed as foundational doctrine for many evangelicals only makes the problem worse. Why? Because of basic exegesis and scholarship yields alternate interpretations than the single (Tim Lahaye would argue) verse perscribing rapture.
But don't take our word, here's a quick article I stumbbled one written by heavyweight theologian NT Wright (who blasts poor Tim out of the water on anything Bible IMO).
Nt Wright on the rapture (1 Thess).
Are Evangelicals Inept at Raising Post-Modern Leaders?
Updated March 4th.
Modern denominations, which include pretty much everyone, but I'll pick on evangelicals because they tend to think they're cutting edge when it comes to connecting with the world around them, are doing a poor job raising post-modern leaders from within.
Why? I think it's because they measure success and new leaders with a modern lens and thus can only conclude inadequacy.
For leaders, in an effort to minimize the loss of new leaders, the solution is to get these individuals to prove or gain experience. Make them work in the modern attractional consumer church for a few years to see if they 'get it' before accepting the rick of a 'trial' or 'test' model of post-modern church.
Success, on the other hand, is not measured in the transformation of a few, but whether an event captures the attention of many. Regardless of their initiatives do anything they must at least give the impression to people that they've done something. Although they claim efficiency (church development) they combine energies and impact few.
What's going to happen? Post-modern leaders won't play the game. If postmodernity is really a completely different culture than what's found in current evangelical modern churches, then being trained within that setting detrimental at worse and boring at best.
Pomotheo Joining TransformingTheology Network
Pomotheo is happy to be invited, or should we say we asked to be invited, to a new initiative in the realm of theology. The mission of the Transforming Theology network is to tighten the bonds between theology and transformative action in the church and the world.
Why Mormons Aren’t Christians, Period.
Pomotheo rarely makes absolute statements but this one we're OK stating. Correct me if I'm wrong, but 10 years ago Mormon refused to be associated/called Christians. Now they realise they can get more money in the bank if they push their religion as a 'Christian alternative'.
This debate between prominent Christian apologist and LDS author took place over the blogosphere. http://blog.beliefnet.com/blogalogue/mormondebate/. Personally I don't think it was a fair debate since Dr. Mohler is a PhD and Orson is merely an fictional writer. Nonetheless, Orson never answered the main question about the debate, basically "is Mormonism an accurate reflection of orthodox Christianity".