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Hirsch – Frost Questions from ReJesus

May 18, 2009

Christian deconstruction is really a form of being enlightened by the Word which leads to confession, repentance, and a reforming of our ways. Continue reading →

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How Deconstruction Saved My Faith 3

May 3, 2008

McLaren, in the interview I mentioned earlier, talks about how this deconstruction works.   I mentioned that the emerging church is a kind of “back to the Bible movement,” even though many see it as unorthodox.  It may be, in some ways, … Continue reading →

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Response to Henry

April 29, 2008

Henry asks some great, probing questions.  [see his comment under "How Deconstruction Saved My Faith 2] And just as an aside… Henry… I really appreciate how you’ve written these questions and challenges to myself and to the emerging postmoderns in the … Continue reading →

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How Deconstruction Saved My Faith 2

April 26, 2008

I was reading an interview with Brian McLaren on his book Everything Must Change from The Other Journal, and I read something in his narrative from the early 90′s that is very similar to what I was going through during … Continue reading →

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How Deconstruction and Postmodern Philosophy Saved My Faith

April 10, 2008

I know that sounds strange to many of you when you hear it coming from the perspective of a Christian Pastor.  However, I think in some ways it’s true.  I actually could’ve written, “My Conversion, Thanks to Deconstructionism”.  I’ve been … Continue reading →

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The Future of Evangelicalism

April 8, 2008

I’ve been thinking a lot for several years about the future of evangelicalism.  A number of writers over the past decade have written about both the past, the meaning of, and the future of evangelicalism.  There’s no consensus. I guess … Continue reading →

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