Velvet Elvis
Repainting the Christian FaithWeek Three – Yoke, yoke, yoke
Contextual stories, living and breathing, subject to interpretation, it is what it is, cherry picking scriptures to make a point, individual perspectives and agendas.
Great conversation last night.
To morph a Rob Bell statement in the Yoke chapter ” …there is as much to learn from the discussion of the text as you did from the text itself”. I think we saw this last night.
Question for Week
As the writer of Hebrews said, the scripture is alive and active. What do you think this means? Why is it important to see it as being about “real people in real places at real times”, and not just a collection of sayings? Why shouldn’t we look at the Bible as “data” – or as an “owner’s manual”?
Week Two – Sept 11th – 17th
Great discussion this past week during our class time together and online throughout the week.
During class we talked a lot about the repainting questions and focused more on practices rather than significant doctrinal issues, which are more complicated. The spirit of the discussion was good and I think positions us for some more in depth discussion in the weeks ahead.
Repainting Question
What dangers do you see in the act of “repainting”? What dangers are there in “not repainting”?
Bonus question – Respond to: “An atheist is a person of tremendous faith.”
Week One – September 4th – 10th
We kicked around the ground rules last night, so we should all be on the same page. Remember to post your response to the question of the week and interact with at least two other class members. This initial round of postings is like high school speech class. Someone has to go first, and of course if you’re first you get the biggest pat on the back from the teacher.
Have fun guys (and ladies).
What is the Velvet Elvis all about….
We know there’s something more. We sense it, we feel it, and we want it. But how do we find it—a spirituality that stands up to the questions of an honest, searching mind? “This book is for those who need a fresh take on Jesus and what it means for us to live the kind of life he teaches us to live,” writes Rob Bell. “This pursuit of Jesus is leading us backward as much as forward … I am learning that what seems brand new is often just the discovery of something that has been there all along—it just got lost somewhere and it needs to be picked up, dusted off, and reclaimed.” Velvet Elvis offers original and refreshingly personal perspectives on what Christianity is really about.
