Quaker 2.0

Let’s just get this out of the way… Yes, the title is supposed to have a double meaning.

I’ve never thought of CafePress as being politically interested until I signed up for an account and started getting their newsletter.

In particular, Jim Loney has become both a revered voice of what consistency in a peace-testimony can look like as well as a target for those seeking to connect the antiwar movement with movements popularly deemed “anti-christian.”

So I’ve been intentionally laying low… specifically in terms of QuakerQuaker.org.  If you aren’t already visiting the site, it’s a great aggregate view of the Quaker blogsphere and something of a starting point for people interested in what contemporary Quakers look like.
As I’ve said, I’ve kept my head down when it comes to promoting this [...]

The whole “emergent church” movement has always embraced the idea that they were counter-cultural within the evangelical context, so I’m sure Brian McLaren wouldn’t be surprised to see yet another “hotlist” of warnings that “Your pastor might be emergent if…” In that vein, I present one bloggers attempt at a non-exhaustive list of characteristics that [...]

From the Washington Post article about his passing:
“Every minister is given two roles: the priestly and the prophetic,” he said. “The prophetic role is the disturber of the peace, to bring the minister himself, the congregation and entire social order under some judgment. If one plays a prophetic role, it’s going to mitigate against his [...]