http://www.brianmclaren.net/ en-us 2009-01-15T11:40:44-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/these-days.html My life these days has a lot of what I call emotional whiplash. Day by day more emotional emails come in from from readers saying how this or that book - especially the new one - has helped save their... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-14T09:08:24-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/an-important-pentecostal-voice.html Often in my travels, I'm asked by non-Pentecostals my opinion about Pentecostalism. I share that I spent several years in charismatic/pentecostal circles, and there is much that I love and respect about this historic and globally important movement. My friend... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-14T07:33:48-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/welcome-to-canada.html Check out Mike Todd's recent post, responding to my sojo post on immigration ... here.... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-12T16:22:15-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/reviews-a-new-kind-of-christiani-7.html Faithful Reader reviews ANKoCy here. Mike Clawson's last installment of our interview is available here. I'll reply to a follow-up question about Plato and Aristotle after the jump. The Jazztheologian offers an interview about the book here, and here. Bishop... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-11T14:55:00-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/drama-in-israel-and-palestine.html Things have been heating up lately. More on this in a few days. For now, thanks to VP Biden for speaking out against expanding settlements. Much more action is needed.... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-11T07:47:34-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/a-conversation-that-began-in-eng.html I had a too-brief chat with a fellow who had just returned from several years of mission work in India ... his continuation of that conversation after the jump.... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-10T20:39:33-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/responses-a-new-kind-of-christia-2.html In my response to a recent review, I said that I hoped people wouldn't problematize me and NKCy and in so doing avoid dealing with the questions raised in the book, because they're being raised all over, by thousands of... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-09T14:14:17-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/glenn-beck-kerfuffle.html If you haven't heard about Glenn Beck's advice on leaving churches, here's a Catholic response. Here's a general overview. And another response here.... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-09T13:52:08-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/for-citizens-who-want-their-nati.html This video will take you about six minutes to watch. It will disturb you. But it will also enlarge your understanding, if you let it, and may impact you in ways that last for the rest of your life. I... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-09T09:25:55-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/reviews-a-new-kind-of-christiani-11.html Continued from Part 1 Part 2: In A New Kind of Christianity, I raise ten questions that I believe Christians in all our traditions need to hear, ponder, and engage in respectful conversation. I explain why these questions need to... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-08T16:42:32-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/reviews-a-new-kind-of-christiani-2.html ... from Arkansas, here.... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-08T15:58:02-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/friends-in-western-canada.html You might be interested in this ...... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-08T11:44:44-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/the-mike-clawson-interview-conti.html Here. And here.... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-07T17:44:50-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/reviews-a-new-kind-of-christiani-10.html Helen Mildenhall summarizes her religious story like this: My beliefs/doubts: I was a committed Bible-believing Christian from young adulthood until recently (about 17 years). I began to have serious doubts about my faith about six years ago. As a result... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-07T16:32:14-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/sunday-meditation.html I'll miss attending church today, as I'll be on airplanes returning home from an excellent weekend in Denver. But while on the plane, along with doing some writing, I'll be meditating on a few Scriptures that have been on my... Blog brianmclaren 2010-03-07T01:50:03-05:00