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Article Suggestions

Written by Mark Van Steenwyk : January 29, 2008

At least several times a week I get an email that says something like this:

I’ve been wanting to write something for Jesus Manifesto, but I’m not sure what to write. What are you looking for? Do you have any suggestions?

I have difficulty asking that question. I want people to surprise me with their writing. I want this site to be a place where kindred spirits with a similar perspective can explore all manner of topics and issues. My hope is that JesusManifesto.com will be increasingly driven by a perspective or a lens, rather than about particular topics. In other words, I’m more interested in reading radically Christ-centered peace-filled take on film and music and news and big ideas than I am interested in reading about pacifism. Not that I’m uninterested in reading about pacifism. I just think it is trickier to explore all areas of life as followers of Jesus Christ than it is to speculate on what it means, abstractly, to be a follower of Jesus.

I want people to explore their life and write as they grapple with Jesus about the different areas of that life. I don’t want to limit people’s imaginations; that is why I am reluctant to give suggestions. Nevertheless, I’m going to cave in a bit and share a list of things that I would be particularly interested in seeing here:

  • How we should approach illegal immigration?
  • The role of children in practicing hospitality
  • Reviews of films/music/novels that bridge towards the Kingdom of God
  • Reviews of films/music/novels that embody the American Dream
  • Practical suggestions for Kingdom living
  • Satirical cartoons (I’m saving up for a Wacom tablet so I can start drawing them)
  • Engagement with Global Christian ideas (especially from non-Anglos)
  • For that matter, I’d love to see stuff that isn’t written by Anglo men. I know I’m an Anglo man, but I get sick of myself too. :)
  • Explorations in pneumatology
  • Church multiplication/planting stuff
  • Interviews (I have an interview with Greg Boyd coming up)

What would YOU like to see more of on JesusManifesto.com?

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5 Responses to “Article Suggestions”

  1. mountainguy on January 30th, 2008 10:01 am

    Just a questio: I don’t own a blog or a website, but I’d like to write something, is there any trouble with it?

    BTW, I don’t have something to send you right now, but I’m working in some ideas.

    Blessings from Colombia

  2. Mark Van Steenwyk on January 30th, 2008 10:30 am

    That’s no problem.

  3. JoshuaEllens on January 31st, 2008 8:31 pm

    ok Mark, heres the thing. I’ve been wanting to write something for Jesus Manifesto, but I’m not sure what to write. What are you looking for? Do you have any suggestions?

  4. Mark Van Steenwyk on January 31st, 2008 8:39 pm

    Grrrrrrrrr!

  5. Jason Barr on February 1st, 2008 3:00 am

    *ROFL*

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