Jeromy Johnson | April 17, 2011
Share I have had a few people ask what A Mending Shift means and its origins. Good question…… To shift simply means to move, to change. Sometimes, a shifting takes place for its own end; in other words, to change simply for change’s sake. Other times, a shifting takes place for another end; to change [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 14, 2011
ShareI just read this comment on an Emergent Village blog post. Mike could not have said it any better. There seems to be three God’s preached in Christianity: “The god who wants the save the world but can’t. The god who can save the world but won’t. And the God who sent his son to [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 25, 2009
Share There is a lot of talk about the emerging church; what it is, what it is becoming, what it isn’t, who is and isn’t a part of it. After walking with all sorts of people who are engaged in this particular conversation, I am not sure that the word “emerging” captures what the Spirit [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 21, 2009
ShareHere is a short video with Brian McLaren and Spencer Burke sharing their excitement and thoughts about the upcoming Emerging Church Conference in New Mexico, March 20-22. What excites me is the conversation that will ensue when progressive Roman Catholics, Mainline Liberals, and Evangelical Conservatives come together to listen, learn, and grow in friendship with [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 9, 2009
Share Have you seen WALL-E? I have, and this simple “kids” movie rocked me. For this post, I will show you an image from the movie with my reflections following right after… Everyone but one (WALL-E) is blindly following the lines, nodding to the images on their screen, and mindlessly going on with their existence. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 9, 2009
Share I wonder how many blogs, if they were sold in Christian book stores, would receive one of these little labels at checkout? I am convinced mine would. When you go to the above link, be sure to scroll all the way down to see the list of books and authors they felt a need [...]
Jeromy Johnson | December 30, 2008
Share…as most of you know, is the title to Rob Bell’s newest book. I just purchased the book yesterday and plan on posting some sort of reviewy thingy once I finish it. Until then, I wanted to share my thoughts on the title and extend an invitation to you. First, my thoughts on the title. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | November 11, 2008
Share David, over at Unorthodoxology, wrote this very creative and penetrating story. A good read.
Jeromy Johnson | June 16, 2008
Share Every sinful human action has an opposite and equal wrathful God reaction. … And we claim the modern era (or Modernity) has had no influence on our theology.. (Thanks Linda!)
Jeromy Johnson | June 16, 2008
Share Every sinful human action has an opposite and equal wrathful God reaction. … And we claim the modern era (or Modernity) has had no influence on our theology.. (Thanks Linda!)
Jeromy Johnson | May 5, 2008
Share Jen and I have been married for 10 years, this June. So when I was asked to synchroblog about keeping it real and the latest chapter of our story, I thought I’d do just that. So here is chapter 10 of our ongoing story: Our last anniversary was spent camping on the banks of [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 21, 2008
Share Meet trucker Frank. [You may recall Frank from my Matthew 18 epiphany]
Jeromy Johnson | April 6, 2008
Share From Glenn Hager: Some of you know that I am trying to shape a ministry that would come along side these pioneers and revolutionaries and help them through the transition. This desire has grown out of my own experience of being a pastor for over twenty years, struggling find my place, and eventually, losing [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 27, 2008
ShareWith this post I wanted to compare and contrast two views, or perceptions, of Christian truth. Perception one views God’s truth as narrower, with their personal truth and belief lining-up closely with God’s truth; thus “orthodox”. To the varying degrees that everyone else’s beliefs stray from “orthodox” belief, the closer they get to unorthodoxy (heresy) [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 3, 2008
ShareJust an FYI….If you are into the emerging church, trying to gauge what is happening in the postmodern church, or just plain curious, here is a link where you can print and read chapter one of Tony Jones’ book, The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier. Scott Mcknight said regarding the book, “from now [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 3, 2008
Share What if we, as the church, were invisible? What if we had no church buildings? No signs declaring a church location? No denominations or headquarters? No mega weekend gatherings? No Christian radio presence? No Christian stores? No Christian bumper stickers or other outward personal identifying stuff? What if the Yellow Pages didn’t have a [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 27, 2008
Share Suppose I live in one room of a house my entire life. I never leave this room and this room has only one window looking outside. To me, this window-view of the outside world—the trees, the hills, the sky—is the only view. To me, this is what the outside world looks like: what I [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 13, 2008
Share Church. Interesting word. To some it is a place to go. To some it is a place to avoid. To others it is an identity; a people to be. To Paul and Jesus, it seemed to be the latter. Paul wrote to the church in such-and-such city (hardly one building) and Jesus called his [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 11, 2008
Share Tree houses and the emerging church have a lot in common. This is a picture of my son and the tree house we built—together. It stands about 7 feet off the ground and it began with a dream. You see, we have this very large tree in our suburban backyard that ached for a [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 4, 2008
Share Citrus C Monster. Sometimes, there is nothing a body needs more, especially when recovering. At least that is how my body felt today after chugging 15.2 OZ of this elixir-of-life. I’ve noticed that my body does a pretty good job of telling me what it is needing, and not needing, at any given time. [...]
