There are two reality’s one is the one we are born into, the other is the one we are born again into. The latter though harder to grasp, because it does not have the 3 dimensional aspects in it. However, to me it is becoming more “real” then what I see, or touch, or feel.

Back when I lived in Pasadena, a friend and I wandered into the bookstore at Fuller Seminary . We were impressed by the rows upon rows of theological knowledge, and stayed to browse. Suddenly, my attention was caught one small shelf labeled "practical theology". I looked at it, then I looked at the entire room full of other theological books, and asked "If that's practical theology, then is the rest of it impractical theology?"

This is an email conversation between myself and Anne Delke:

Anne:
If it's possible for someone to disobey God after they are a believer, could their disobedience hurt others or just themselves? (example, if I don't listen to God telling me to call so and so, could so and so be damaged or would God help them without me?)

I've been thinking a lot about "why good theology goes bad" -- or rather, why the way we teach theology often creates more problems than it solves!

Here's a post I recently wrote to help me capture my thoughts:
The Purpose of Comprehensive Theological Education

What do the rest of you think?

I have been meditating about this issue for about a year
now. It started with me asking a question about some forms
and methods of doing church. The ambiance and styles
from appearance seemed to be contemporary and aimed at a