Comments on: Why I Am Not Emergent

By: michael lee

michael lee — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:32:11 +0000

She was totally super hot. I loved that movie.

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:15:30 +0000

Remember “Reality Bites?” I still know how to precisely define “Irony,” because of that movie.

Plus, that was when Winona Ryder was super hot and not a klepto.

By: aly hawkins

aly hawkins — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:40:31 +0000

God, I miss the ’90s. Remember when irony and satire were like a second language everybody understood? Yeah. Good times.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:40:37 +0000

Did you by chance read what you wrote at all? Im not part of the emergent church but I have done my fair share of research on the topic, and im pretty sure you just called it a cult. Its not a cult, its not gothic or mystical, its simply a group of people contextulizing the gospel to fit a culture without changing the gospel. Please do research before you post something like i heard my friend say they eat people.

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By: Simone

Simone — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:29:37 +0000

This was my first introduction to addison road. Great to read it again!

By: aly hawkins

aly hawkins — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:29:37 +0000

“The raw intensity of the sideways frown”

Tagline alert!

By: The Real Chad

The Real Chad — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:30:17 +0000

ECM does public nudity? Why didn’t anyone tell me?

You have no idea how many churches and religions that I have been kicked out of for practicing public nudity or even suggesting its practice. It’s unbelievable.

I thought when you were restored to an unbroken relationship with God, that you were supposed to drop the “fig leaf” and shed the animal skins for your natural created coverings. Coincidently, I have lost several church jobs for using a fig leaf.

Why is this so frowned upon? Is it because of the raw intensity of the sideways frown?

Well, from now on I am ECM through and through. Bring on the tasty babies!

By: John Frye

John Frye — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:30:06 +0000

I agree with TSK. This analysis of and warning about the ECM is the best researched I’ve seen. It makes D.A. Carson look soooooo uninformed.

By: Morphea

Morphea — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:55:22 +0000

Chris: yeah, but the fly was undone. Filthy heathen!

By: Chris seay

Chris seay — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:00:47 +0000

Dude…for the last time get this straight….. I was not completely nude at the full moon festival. I was wearing RC Sproul boxers the whole time!

great piece of work! my hat’s off to you for making me smile today.

Blessings,

Chris Seay

By: Scot McKnight

Scot McKnight — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:30:25 +0000

I’m not sure which “stream” you are in, but if you’re not floating into Lake Emerging I’m not sure who is.

By: Sharolyn

Sharolyn — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:19:15 +0000

I read the parody before I knew anything of the EC, and thought it was hilarious. It stands on its own, yet makes more sense now that I have done some reading.

I’m shocked that you haven’t read McLaren! I thought he was Mr. Emerging Church. I’m still learning.

How were you introduced to the emerging church? I had never heard of it before Addison Rd.

By: michael lee

michael lee — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:42:13 +0000

[quote comment="35157"]What was the order? Did it go

1) Brian McLaren’s 30 page article, “why I am emergent” (which I am not finding online)

then

2) James McDonald’s “Why I am not emerging”

then

3) This?[/quote]

Pretty much, except that I didn’t really read the McLaren article. (For a guy with ECM sympathies, I’ve read almost none of McL’s stuff. And the stuff I have read I didn’t particularly care for.)McDonald’s salvo came during a time when it seemed like every single “authoritative” voice in the evangelical and fundamentalist circles were giving their opinions on why the ECM was a heretical monster from the 9th circle of hell.

The one thing that they all had in common was a total lack of understanding of what the movement consisted of, heavy reliance on conjecture and hearsay, and an incredibly condescending tone. It’s my hope that this parody managed to capture all of those things.

By: Sharolyn

Sharolyn — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:02:53 +0000

I just noticed I was the 100th responder! Is there a prize?

By: Sharolyn

Sharolyn — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:02:04 +0000

What was the order? Did it go

1) Brian McLaren’s 30 page article, “why I am emergent” (which I am not finding online)

then

2) James McDonald’s “Why I am not emerging”

then

3) This?

By: Travis McClain

Travis McClain — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:08:00 +0000

Well said. Possibly bordering on blasphemy…good place to be I think.

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:43:00 +0000

I actually can speak for Michael. He’s an employee.

Hell yes.

By: aly hawkins

aly hawkins — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:38:36 +0000

I can’t speak for Michael, but…hell, yes!