A Most Unfortunate American Export

I took the following picture in a bookstore in Taipei, Taiwan last week.  Is this really necessary?

Timely words

We live in a society where debt, which used to be regarded as somewhat sordid and shameful, is glitzy and glamorous, with advertisements telling us that when you own a Mastercard ‘You’ve got the whole world in your hands,’ or alternatively that Visa ‘makes the world go round.’  Both of them make claims for Mammon [...]

The task of theologians

Theologians often assume the role of legislators, and expect that their hermeneutical treaties will change the world.  The task of theologians is not to change the world but to understand it.  Theology does not create revolution; it changes people’s perceptions and makes them aware of the need for revolution.  Its function is to make people [...]

Book Review: The New Conspirators

I’ve been looking forward to reading this book ever since I heard it was coming out.  Tom Sine’s work has been widely cited for quite some time, and for good reason.  He’s smart, encouraging, witty, engaging, and kicks your butt, all at the same time.
There are aspects of The New Conspirators that will seem [...]

Tim & Jesus

When the original is so good, a sequel is sure to follow!
Find the full review here.

Blogging the New Conspirators, part 1

Just got back from the opening sessions of The New Conspirators.  Really good vibe in the room.  Tom Sine had some opening remarks, Christine Sine led out in some prayers, and all the workshop presenters gave a quick intro of themselves and their topics for the conference.  I couldn’t get too far beyond the registration [...]

1-2-3 Meme

I’ve been tagged by Jason, who got tagged by Mark.  So, I’m supposed to do the following: “grab the book nearest to you and turn to page 123. Find the 5th sentence and share the next 3 sentances with everyone. Then you tag five people.”
O.k., here goes . . .
The book: People of the Dream: [...]

The Present Tense

I’ve been reading a book for school called A Geography of God, by Michael Lindvall. It’s a short book with twenty chapters . . . meaning really short chapters. I’m reading the book way too fast - partly because it’s so good, and partly because of a narrow time frame in my school’s [...]

The Most Important Book I Read Last Year

As I mentioned yesterday, I wanted to mention the MVP book for me last year. It isn’t a new book (published in 1991), but it’s been a game changer for many, including me. It’s David Bosch’s Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission.
It’s long, thick, and intense at times, but [...]

A gentle entry into the world of book reviews

I still don’t know if I’m willing to commit to writing reviews of books that I’m reading here - if I do, they’ll likely be more like reflections than proper reviews. When I think of writing reviews, my mind goes back to when I was doing album reviews in the music biz . . [...]