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markvans — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:27:12 -0000

Thanks. I've definitely gotten better at design in the past two years, but I think I lucked out with this design. It not only looks better, but it feels more cohesive than my old blog.

By the way Dave, I got your message. Sorry I was unable to answer your call; I would have liked to grab a cup o' coffee with you.

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markvans — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:27:12 -0000

Thanks. I've definitely gotten better at design in the past two years, but I think I lucked out with this design. It not only looks better, but it feels more cohesive than my old blog.

By the way Dave, I got your message. Sorry I was unable to answer your call; I would have liked to grab a cup o' coffee with you.

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Dave C — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:52:21 -0000

Cool looking new digs.

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Dave C — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:52:21 -0000

Cool looking new digs.

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markvans — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:30:43 -0000

Luke,

I'll look into the formatting issue; thank you for the heads-up.

I've thought through the two-books idea and realized that the best approach is to write one book. That means that this book will be a bit more basic and accessible than I had intended for the "resistance" part of the book. I think that is a good thing; it allows me to get the basic idea across and then to write a follow-up book or books that go deeper.

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markvans — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:30:43 -0000

Luke,

I'll look into the formatting issue; thank you for the heads-up.

I've thought through the two-books idea and realized that the best approach is to write one book. That means that this book will be a bit more basic and accessible than I had intended for the "resistance" part of the book. I think that is a good thing; it allows me to get the basic idea across and then to write a follow-up book or books that go deeper.

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Luke — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:58:11 -0000

Spiffy new site! But did I miss something? Does this mean the publisher also accepted your proposal for The Jesus Manifesto?

Also, FYI: in Firefox but not in IE the borders to the textboxes for name, mail, website, and comment text are nearly invisible, which probably makes things slightly confusing to those unfamiliar with blog commenting (who happen to use Firefox). Dunno if you're getting the same effect.

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Luke — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:58:11 -0000

Spiffy new site! But did I miss something? Does this mean the publisher also accepted your proposal for The Jesus Manifesto?

Also, FYI: in Firefox but not in IE the borders to the textboxes for name, mail, website, and comment text are nearly invisible, which probably makes things slightly confusing to those unfamiliar with blog commenting (who happen to use Firefox). Dunno if you're getting the same effect.

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Surly Dave — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:57:02 -0000

Mark,
I read the comment you posted over at this guys blog and was struck by the observation that we tend to ignore the 1700 years of history and development before the, err...1700's.

Thanks for challenging me once again.

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Surly Dave — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:57:02 -0000

Mark,
I read the comment you posted over at this guys blog and was struck by the observation that we tend to ignore the 1700 years of history and development before the, err...1700's.

Thanks for challenging me once again.

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Van S — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:37:21 -0000

2e...fair enough. But here is the thing: I am unable to offer a solid defense of "ECM" since we're all from different theological traditions. I shouldn't lump you in with all the "fundamentalist reform guys," but I suspect that folks that read MacArthur have more in common with each other than folks that read Brian McLaren (by the way, I haven't read much of McLaren and I have NEVER read any other book by someone tied to Emergent). Evangelical Reformed theology is much much more monolithic and has clearly identifiable leaders, whereas ECM is de-centralized and doesn't really have any identifiable set of spokespeople. What folks at Emergent are trying to do is broker conversation, not lead a movement (at least, that is what they are mostly about). This is why I can point out major flaws in mainstream evangelicalism, yet not ECM...ECM is more a set of movements. Nevertheless, I have offered critiques of Emergent Village, Spencer Burke, and the Emerging church in general before on this blog.

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dlw — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:37:33 -0000

You Da Man!

dlw

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Van S — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:37:21 -0000

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dlw — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:37:33 -0000

You Da Man!

dlw