Former prof on the emergent church movement

I recently stumbled onto a site of a professor who used to teach at KCU (where I attended 3 years.)

Although I never had Dr. Chouinard, many of my friends and my wife seemed to have enjoyed his classes.

HE recently wrote a posting about the emergent church, which I find ver y interesting. So I will quote some of it here and provide a link if you would like to read the full posting.

How Do Emergent Churches Differ from the Traditional Church?

Recently Fuller Theological Seminary missiology professor Ryan Bolger was interviewed about "Emerging Church, Emerging Culture, and Emerging Spirituality". I was struck by Bolger's succinct answer to the question: "Let's talk about the emerging church movement. What is it, and how does it differ from the contemporary church or seeker sensitive churches?" Here is Bolger's response:

Continue reading Dr. Chouinard's post

Wash Away Your Sins

My wife just got a gift bag from a co-worker. In the bag was a bottle of hand lotion from a company called Blue Q.

The lotion is called "Wash away your sins"


Some of the wording on the label reads:

healing hand cream
tempting "do-it-again" easter lily sent
smooth on salvation
anointed oil strengthens resolve
for liars, cheater, and wrong-doers

Directions for use:
1. Bow head
2. Reflect on sin damage
3. engage pump
4. anoint clean hands with healing lotion
5. pray for protection
6. go forth absolved from sin, ready to do-it-again

The Blue Q company has a large line of the "wash away your sins" products as well as other novelty items. Check it out.