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Director James Cameron claims that he has scientific proof that Jesus Christ was never resurrected. While filming his new documentary with Simcha Jacobovici, they supposedly discovered the burial cave where Jesus and his family were buried near Jerusalem. And get this, Jesus was a father.

The ossuaries discovered bear the names: Jesua, son of Joseph, Mary, Mary, Mathew, Jofa and Judah, son of Jesua according to this article in Time magazine.

In just a few weeks, Christians across the globe will join together in jubilant celebration, confessing that Jesus was raised from the dead. Are Jesus' resurrection and ascension purely myth, with no historical correlation whatsoever? Is the alleged Jesus Family Tomb discovery proof that the Easter story is sheer propaganda fabricated to garner support for the Way--Christianity? If the archaeological and DNA evidence are conclusive, what does that mean for Christians? Does that mean that Jesus was not God incarnate? Does it mean anything for believers in Christ?

Join us next Thursday, March 29th, for a theology on tap conversation about Easter and the Lost Tomb of Jesus. We'll be engaging one another about the validity of this new controversial film, but, more importantly, about what this means for faith.

We will gather at the Corner Tavern in L5P this month (so that we don't have to compete with the roar of motorcycles outside the Vortex). The discussion will run from at 7:00-9:00PM. Please email Jake or Johnny if you wish to attend so that we will know how many people to expect. Peace.

So, some random guy, named Roger Moran, whom I have never met, took some shots at Emergent Village, CBF, and me of all people at an SBC meeting in Missouri last month. Marty Duren blogged about it here. (Thanks to Greg Warner for the tip).

Here's what he says towards the end of his rant:

In fact, leaders within the CBF are now saying that the emerging/emergent movement is a great fit for the CBF—and the CBF is currently building relationships with the emergent movement. CBF is now developing four web pages on teir website devoted to the emerging/emergent movement.

One CBF leader, a church planter from Atlanta named Jake Meyers, has noted the best way to describe the emerging church movement is “beer, candles, and theologian Soren Kierkegaard.” (Translated that means: Beer; ancient and mystical rituals; and an openness to theological liberalism.
Interestingly, this CBF leader (Jake Meyers) serves on the coordinating group of Emergent Village, the far-left wing of the emerging church movement where Brian McLaren serves as chairman of the board. According to Emergent Village, they have everything from a Texas Baptists pastor to a New England lesbian Episcopal priest.

Serving on the board of Emergent Village is Chris Seay, an emerging church planter from Houston, Texas who was one of the featured speakers at the Younger Leaders Summit in Nashville, hosted by Lifeway’s Jimmy Draper in 2005 and by 2006 was led by NAMB’s Ed Stetzer.

And while I am certainly perplexed as to why a board member of Emergent Village was a featured speaker at our Younger Leaders Summit, I am equally concerned about the particular group of younger leaders we seem to be pursuing for leadership positions in the SBC.

For withing this group of young SBC leaders, are: those who strongly oppose the SBC’s long standing position on alcohol; and those who now want us to move toward embracing the charismatic practice of speaking in tongues; and those who are now telling us that CBF really wasn’t much of a problem; and those who are now calling for a “revolution” to move the SBC back to what they call the “center.”

Dr. Mohler has stated that: “The Emergent movement represents a significant challenge to biblical Christianity.”

And he’s absolutely right, but the greater immediate challenge may be to convince certain SBC leaders to stop lending the credibility of the SBC and its institutions to a movement that is dripping with error.

The seriousness of the emerging/emergent movement and the degree to which it has infiltrated the SBC warrants a full and thorough investigation. And I would argue that the investigation needs to start at the North American Mission Board, and most specifically in the area of church planting.

As we refer this motion to Lifeway, I would ask that the Executive Committee express our deep and serious concern about the emerging/emergent movement and request that Lifeway honor this request for a full and thorough investigation.

Easter and the Lost Tomb of Jesus

Southern Baptists...Hmmm