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Today begins the final quarter of my Fuller career (unless I do PhD. work here too). My first class is minor prophets exegesis with Dr. Mignon Jacobs.
Wish me luck!
SEX and GOD are connected and so according to Fuller alumni Rob Bell, when we understand that sex and god are not opposites, but actually in relation to the very core of what it means to be human, we then begin to understand how "this" is really about "that". Rob's newest book "SEXGOD" is flying of the shelves (or amazon pages) and once again recovering a big gospel that places our humanity and its intimate expression in deep connection to our understanding and relationship with God.
Last Thursday evening a few Fuller friends and I cruised down to Sunset Boulevard to join in on a conversation Rob was hosting to promote his new book. UCLA was the fifth university campus stop on the six stop tour. It was an amazingly refreshing night.
Rob has such an unassuming candor and genuinely wants to engage. Nothing is off limits! So he promptly jumped out on stage and sat on a stool while fielding questions which led to more of a conversation for well over an hour. Then he stayed around and chatted for hours.
Here are some shots from the night. I am in the process of posting a multi-part review of his book on my personal blog into the subversion. I highly recommend the book and the newest NOOMA entitled "YOU".
Well friends it's been a while since I've posted. The past few weeks have been filled with Hebrew. I definitely think the intensive is the way to go. At least there are no papers to write for other classes while cramming vocabulary (by the hundreds) and verbal paradigms down the throat!
This tends to be the time, the week before finals, when Fuller students are submerged in an ocean. I am looking forward to coming up for air next Thursday. I'm even more excited for the beginning of baseball season. Everyone knows baseball is the most theological sport.
It's quite an interesting feeling to be approaching another threshold. Spring will be my last quarter at Fuller. I'll be finished with my M.A.T. B.S.T. and that is both exciting and scary.
In April I will be participating in emergent village's annual theological-philosophical conversation. Jack Caputo who is well know for his interpretation of the late French postmodern philosopher and founder of deconstruction Jaques Derrida, will be our conversation partner. Last year we gathered at Yale Divinity School to interact with Fuller's own (now YDS) Miroslav Volf on Exclusion and Embrace. It was a fruitful and engaging time. I am looking forward to heading back to Philly with a fellow Fullerite to participate in this conversation with Jack Caputo on "What Would Jesus Deconstruct?" This is the title of his forthcoming book. Emergent Village emphasizes participation, so its not like a typical "conference or seminar". We really engage in conversation and dialogue and then go continue that dialogue in a nearby watering hole. If you're interested in the emerging conversation and the movement...consider joining us...registration is still available on their webpage, I believe.
It seems that throughout history God will move beyond the institutional church to blow his prophetic winds by other means. Apparently God saw fit to use the biggest rock star in the world. Again this does not represent Fuller's view in any official way...but watch this clip because it does represent God's view!