This is too great. Watch them both. There are two more at www.godtube.com. It is funny how short humourous creative commercials can say so much. I just wish that they would...

Engaging Postmodernism (5): Changing the Water

Once again, we continue with our evaluation of the four primary views that people have taken in engaging our postmodern culture. And, once again, here are the options of the...

Engaging Postmodernism (4): Changing the Rope

How are Christians to engage with our postmodern generation? I have been exploring this question for a while now and am currently using the analogy of leading a horse to...

by C Michael Patton

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Why are People Leaving the Church?

It is no secret that the ranks of the Christian church–the organized Christian church–are thinning. People are less and less likely to be involved in local...

Can God contradict Himself? God’s relation to the law of non-contradiction

I understand the importance that the modern church is placing upon the mystery of God and His truth. I realize that the church has fought so many battles on the island of...

Engaging Postmodernism (3): Changing the Horse

What are the options Christians are taking when it comes to engaging our postmodern culture? The question is: How do we lead a horse to water? The horse is the postmodern and...

Googling for Truth: The Importance of Irenic Theology in our Postmodern World

Googling for truth can be a dangerous task. Who knows what one will find? How do you know who to trust? Before Google, before the Internet, before twenty-four-hour world news,...

Engaging Postmodernism (2): Denying the Horse is Postmodern

In yesterday’s blog, I presented my rendition of four ways that Christians are engaging postmoderns. The primary reference for this study is Millard Erickson’s...

Engaging Postmodernism: 4 Views

Millard Erickson has a book called Postmodernizing the Faith where he summarizes the different approaches that the Christian community is taking in response to the postmodern...

Doing missions in your own backyard (Cultural Prolegomena)

One of the difficulties in church ministries these days is understanding the dynamics and ethos of those in our culture today. We must ask and evaluate the thinking of those...

by C Michael Patton

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