tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post2949134331821076462..comments2023-10-30T10:48:44.999-04:00Comments on Jonathan Merritt - Conversations Create the Change: unChristianJonathan Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18317633914257498372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-21132854353241913072007-11-06T19:00:00.000-05:002007-11-06T19:00:00.000-05:00Perhaps the most compelling part of this book, or ...Perhaps the most compelling part of this book, or most disheartening for me at least, was the statement in the first chapter that most outsiders (their term for non-Christians 16-29 yrs) saw Christians as having a "swagger" about them. That deeply impacts me, particularly because we are called to humility and grace before anything else.<BR/><BR/>I have read unChristian and thoroughly enjoyed it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-58779996343748053862007-11-06T10:01:00.000-05:002007-11-06T10:01:00.000-05:00Hi, Jonathan. Somebody has been doing his homewor...Hi, Jonathan. Somebody has been doing his homework. I appreciate your reply and the quotes that you provided. They are very helpful. I do agree that we are seeing a trend in North America (I'd be interested to hear your thoughts about this trend in the South) from the church having a position of power and prominence, to the "church" as irrelevant and marginalized. This has forced us as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-73169032263625502822007-11-04T20:18:00.000-05:002007-11-04T20:18:00.000-05:00Oh, and if you are interested in this, let me know...Oh, and if you are interested in this, let me know and I can email you a .pdf of an my article "The Times They Are A-Changin: Facing a Post-Christian Culture." It includes interviews with Gabe Lyons, Ed Stetzer, Dan Kimball, Michael Frost, and Leneord Sweet. <BR/><BR/>Also, my article "From an 8-track Church to an Mp3 Movement" which includes thoughts by Rick Warren, Dan Kimball and Eric Geiger (Jonathan Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317633914257498372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-58522815508527076282007-11-04T20:13:00.000-05:002007-11-04T20:13:00.000-05:00Danny-Good to hear from you! I want to hear all ab...Danny-<BR/><BR/>Good to hear from you! I want to hear all about what is going on with you guys. Email me directly: hunkeritdown@yahoo.com<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your thoughtful comments thoroughly. Regarding your first point, you are right on target. We cannot ignore that the Church in North America is gasping and flailing. Christians are no longer the king-makers we once were. We are nowed viewed Jonathan Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317633914257498372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-44420693645716075402007-10-31T12:56:00.000-04:002007-10-31T12:56:00.000-04:00Hello, Jonathan. It's been quite a while since I'...Hello, Jonathan. It's been quite a while since I've seen you, Dean, and the gang down at (shhh) L.U. Laurie and I still proudly display the picture you gave us of some random plane in our living room. It is a regular reminder of the good times and great people that God has brought along our path.<BR/><BR/>I will try to stay on point now as I realize this isn't the place for catching up with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com