One of the reasons churches in North America have trouble guiding people about money is that the church's economy is built on consumerism. If churches see themselves as suppliers of religious goods and services and their congregants as consumers, then… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
Engaging the body in acts of being present with God, including certain ceremonial practices, opens us up to God in new ways. People of… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
The story of the gospel is so much better than the legal model suggests. It tells us that we are created as God's partners,… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
God is constantly creating anew. And God also, invites us to be re-created and join the work of God as co-(re)creators. . . .… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
During a recent life development forum we offered a session on Christian practices. In one of the four weeks we introduced the practice of… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
This can come as a shock to those Christians who are so used to hearing that Jesus is the solution to sin that they… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
Christianity has always been the hope of God through Jesus played out in the lives of real people living in real circumstances. — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
The inerrancy debate is based on the belief that the Bible is the word of God, that the Bible is true because God made… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
I'm writing with the assumption that most of you who are reading this book have concluded what I have: Preaching doesn't workpreaching, as we… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
And let me tell you 'Kingdom of God' language is really big in the emerging church. — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
One of the reasons churches in North America have trouble guiding people about money is that the church's economy is built on consumerism. If… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
The early evangelists recognized they could help the Jesus story make sense if Jesus was seen as someone who was chosen to appease the… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
