• Mike Cosper: This say something about contemporary church
• Donald Miller’s post and response and a third one
• 4 Reasons I’m glad I left church
• Now CT on Brian, Rob and Don

My comment on that last piece: This piece feels a bit like a drive-by. I think the author is on to something but he hasn’t gone deep enough. We’ve got plenty of conservative celebrities who likewise pander to the group in whose eyes they wish to be desirable. There’s something here but the piece doesn’t bring it to the surface.

• Sara Barton at Jesus Creed

A Christian’s whole identity, then, is rooted in rebirth into family, and identity is something much more than a personal decision. Identity is not so much about personal ethics or psychological wellbeing (although they are outcomes); instead, identity is radically communal. The experience of spirituality in the church is something akin to a dance with God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and family in Christ, a dance with which we are in step, apart from the tune of natural birth or society.

• Hermeneutics follow up on why we need church
• Jonathan Stroment apologizes for his earlier post. Christian celebrity