Joe Burnham // Believing the Gospel is real, I seek to look at the world from unique angles, see what could be instead of what is, and live in the tension between who I am and who I will someday be.
Thanks to Paul over at exit 25 for posting this video on Alfred Wallace, the co-founder of the theory of natural selection, the father of Intelligent Design, and a socialist. Now doesn't that just bash all the stereotypes!
Postmoderns don't believe in truth.
There's no room for God in postmodernity.
A postmodern Christian is an oxymoron.
If you've ever said any of these things, you're clueless about postmodernity ... unless you see the oxymoron as no self-respecting philosophiclly postmodern individual willingly, for their own personal sense of labeling, identifying themselves as a postmodern (sort of like no legit Gen-Xer saying, "I'm Gen-X.").
Now, if you're happy remaining a clueless pumper sticker philosopher, you can (although I'd request that you just stop talking about philosophy). However, if you'd like to get a clue, please set aside 50-minutes (or 90+ if you want to dig into the Q&A) and listen to James A. K. Smith:
As I mentioned in my Thanksgiving post, this past year I've been attending a group called Where Grace Abounds here in Denver. It's been a fantastic community where I've not only learned a lot about myself, but also identified a path for my personal journey to health.
On the last Thursday in September, I was asked to give my testimony to the group. I put together a talk called, "Life Together, Together" and shared about my past, present, and where I'm heading, with a strong focus on how community has played a role in my life and how I see it shaping my life moving forward.
What I shared that evening resonated with a number of people, and I've since been encouraged to share the ideas with others. However, my testimony was very personal and it shared, not only pieces of my life, but also pieces from the lives of others. Wanting to either guard or not attack them, I knew I needed to reshape what I had to say.
The video that follows is the reworked testimony. It's less personal and reworked around the central idea of community and the role it plays as we face the challenges of life.
I hope you enjoy it.
