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06.28.08My Summer reading: Doug Pagitt, NT Wight, Shane Claiborne, Ronald J. SiderFirst an apology. This poor blog has been very neglected over the last few months. But, I do have 2 good excuses. Firstly, I have been getting in all my work for my end of 2nd year degree. This has included 2 3000 word essays, one on Social and political context (not very exiting, but important), and one were I interviewed a ‘New Age’ person and reflected on it (quite interesting). On top of this was my fieldwork folder (about 10’000 words) that will hopefully lead to my JNC had to be in. My second excuse, one ...
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04.03.08Misquoting Jesus/Truth: What do we do with biblical problems in youth work/ministry?Just listened to yet another great podcast from The Nick and Josh Podcast with Dr. Timothy Paul Jones. Jones has got a book out called Misquoting Truth, its a response to Bart D. Ehrman book Misquoting Jesus. I've not heard of Ehrman before but the interview raised a lot of questions that I have wrestled with about Bible, like sections being added at much later dates (like the story of the woman caught in adultery, added much later...did it happen or not). Jones says is that the church needs to address these issues within our bibles. So what ...
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03.25.08Shane Claiborne & Chris Haw new book: Jesus for President- Politics for Ordinary RadicalsI got back from a weekend away in St. Ives (possibly my favourite place in the UK) and found a box with Amazon printed on it... O how I love getting books in the post. It was Shane Claiborne & Chris Haw's new book; Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals. At the moment I have only just flicked through it, but it looks really interesting. The 'feel' and artwork (which is on every page) is very cool, almost more like a scrapbook of thoughts and ideas with accompanying images than a systematic book. More importantly the book ...
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01.19.08Theology is bull unless…Quote from a friend: 'Unless theology leads to mission (or mission dei) then its just bull***t.' I must confess that I am a little boring and enjoy a good debate about theology to the distress of my wife. Yet as I thought more and more about this and the areas of theology that I get passionate about, I came to realise that in fact I now only really enjoy talking about theology that is practical, that can be applied or lead to praxis. I get so born and my eyes glaze over when talking about the theology of creation Vs. evolution or the ...
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01.03.08Top 10 Books that have Influenced my Youth Work/MinistryThis is my list of the top 10 Books that have Influenced my Youth Work/Ministry so far (in no particular order), it may be that the book isn't directly related to Youth Work/Ministry but it has still been influential in some way. Postmodern Youth Ministry: Exploring Cultural Shift, Creating Holistic Connections, Cultivating Authentic Community (Youth Specialties): Exploring Cultural ... Authentic Community (Youth Specialties) - Tony Jones Delivering Good Youth Work: A Working Guide to Surviving and Thriving - by Gina Ingram, Jean Harris Joined Up: An Introduction to Youth Work and Ministry - Danny Brierley Accompanying Young People on Their Spiritual Quest - Maxine ...
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