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Tim Murphy at the Religion News Service wrote a piece about the Roadshow stop in Washington D.C. Read it HERE.

Having one's book reviewed is almost always a good thing. It means that someone is reading your book and taking it seriously enough to reflect on it and write about it.

The editors over at the Out of Ur blog (from Christianity Today) told me they were surprised when they received Chad Hall's review of my book; they weren't expecting it to be so negative. So they gave me the opportunity to respond, which I have.

I sat on Mr. Hall's review for a while before responding. It's difficult to be accused of being "supremely arrogant," and it's even more difficult to respond to that charge without sounding supremely arrogant. Really. Think about it.

The tack of my friend, Brian McLaren, in these situations is almost always to be gracious in the face of harsh criticism, so I strongly considered that angle. But in the end, I just decided to defend myself point-by-point from Mr. Hall's criticism. Maybe I should have been more gracious; hindsight will tell...

It's Saturday, and that means Religion sections in most major newspapers. And, believe it or not, some of them are covering the Roadshow:

Fort Worth

Omaha

Tulsa

Austin

Darrin at Precipice Magazine says, "After some sweet hymn-singin' from the older clan, their 21st century offspring each took a turn on stage, either to read from their books, or to shed light on the context that gave inspiration for their writing. Doug Pagitt shared his (quickly becoming classic) experience of the 1980's truth train, with its engine of fact, carriage of faith, and its functionally-pointless caboose of feelings/circumstances... Tony talked about his experience with a conservative evangelical campus ministry from his time at Dartmouth, when he was cast off under accusations of an unteachable spirit. And Mark shared thoughts on the compassion of Jesus and how it had led him and others to seek out community faith experiments in the here and now." READ MORE

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From the San Diego Union-Tribune:

It's not often that you can go out for an evening and enjoy book readings, musical theater and a spiritual message - all in the same place. But that's exactly what happened for those who showed up for "The Church Basement Roadshow: A Rollin' Gospel Revival" Sunday night at Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach. READ MORE...

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Pomomusings says, "In addition to simply being a time of book promotions and craziness and zany antics (all of which will keep you laughing), there are moments of beautiful poetry, autobiographical reflections and being challenged theologically. Doug shares about pursuing...