Treasure Old and New, Part 2

In my previous blog post I talked about how we cut ourselves off from much blessing when we cannot embrace wisdom both old and new because “we” trap ourselves in anxious echo chambers reacting to “them.” I believe we can and should create more non-anxious spaces for productive dialogue. By non-anxious spaces, I mean conversations among Christians where diverse points of view can be expressed without defensiveness, reactivity, labelling and dismissing each other. In order to accomplish this, we will need a clearer understanding of the gospel so that we can better differentiate the message of scripture from the cultural captivity in which we typically trap it.

Dan's Blog Archives2Dan BouchelleDecember 23, 2020global church, African religion, religion and culture, gospel and culture, gospel, faith, church and transition, church tradition, interpret Bible

Treasure Old and New, Part 1

By this point, it is cliché to say that the global church and the American church are in times of transition. That was true before COVID-19. The pandemic only accelerated the pace of change.

On both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the church is asking hard questions and sorting through the implications of the shift in the center of gravity of the Christian faith.

Dan's Blog Archives2Dan BouchelleDecember 8, 2020global church, African religion, religion and culture, gospel and culture, gospel, faith, church and transition, church tradition, interpret Bible