"God is Boring and Church is Stupid"

[Scrawly]

I found this piece by Peter Enns (quite the character) to be worth sharing:

http://www.peteenns.com/god-is-borin...s-of-a-parent/

[KingsGambit]

This is why a more complete theology of heaven is important. It reminded me of a conversation I had with a non-Christian the other day where they thought the Christian idea of heaven was horrific and a recipe for eternal boredom or worse. Randy Alcorn and N.T. Wright have been doing a lot of good work in emphasizing the notion that the New Jerusalem is going to be on a new earth and a place of fruitful fulfillment (and where we will have work to do).

[Adrift]

I found this piece by Peter Enns (quite the character) to be worth sharing:

http://www.peteenns.com/god-is-borin...s-of-a-parent/

I don't understand what you see him, or why you keep reading his material. I read his post as just another gripe about the church with no answers offered.

His last line leaves us with nothing, "" I mean, what's that supposed to offer his readers?

Why didn't he go to a church where he was getting fed, where he was involved, and where his family was involved? Why did he continue attending the same church that bored the heck out of him, his wife, and his child? I mean, if there's one thing we don't lack in America it's the number of churches in a single community. Surely there was one church that met his spiritual and psychological needs.

The guy is such a bummer. The things I've read from him, I honestly don't know how you can remain that liberal and continue to accept the Gospel message.

[Christianbookworm]

The universe is awesome. How can the Creator of the universe be boring?

[KingsGambit]

I don't see it as an issue of how liberal he is but rather that he seems uninterested in offering a way forward in most of his writings/postings that I've read. If you think a traditional position is wrong, fair enough, make your case... but offer an alternative, otherwise you're needlessly rocking people's faith.

[Scrawly]

I don't understand what you see him, or why you keep reading his material. I read his post as just another gripe about the church with no answers offered.

His last line leaves us with nothing, "" I mean, what's that supposed to offer his readers?

Why didn't he go to a church where he was getting fed, where he was involved, and where his family was involved? Why did he continue attending the same church that bored the heck out of him, his wife, and his child? I mean, if there's one thing we don't lack in America it's the number of churches in a single community. Surely there was one church that met his spiritual and psychological needs.

The guy is such a bummer. The things I've read from him, I honestly don't know how you can remain that liberal and continue to accept the Gospel message.

Thanks for the warning, and I agree with you, which is why I don't accept everything he says uncritically (that applies to pretty much everyone though). He does, however, have insightful things to say and generally speaks with honesty. I think he's worth listening to, and interacting with.

I think we ought to be cautious in possibly becoming too reactionary, and fall into the opposite error.

[Scrawly]

The universe is awesome. How can the Creator of the universe be boring?

I hope He didn't create just one..