  was reading urlLink Brian McLaren's site and he had this quote by Ed Chin: "'... in my own devotional time this morning, I read John 3:31-32: The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard... ( The Message translates this passage as: "The earthbound is earthbound and speaks earth language; the heavenborn is in a league of his own.
He sets out the evidence of what he saw and heard in heaven...") 'The primary reason I ever attend a church service (or, frankly, even have serious or long conversations with Christians) is the hope that I will hear something proclaimed out of heaven, something that carries the majesty, the revelation, the heart and breath of God. I want my heart to burn with a word from Heaven. I want to hear something which rumbles through the corridors of His chamber and then creates a sonic boom when it enters my earth space. I am not interested in a 3-point guide for living or recycled Oprah or political perspectives or even a Bible study or exploring "styles of worship. " And, I'm not looking for more apologetics and theology. 'I want the sound of Heaven to invade my heart, scare the hell out of me, and split me wide open. I want my "Edness" to spill out on the ground and for Him to take up residence in the suddenly empty vessel. 'We all know that the more traditional churches live in a ghetto of unreality; they speak only to themselves, write books for themselves, and make music for themselves.
No one else has any clue what they're saying. That's why serious people have been ignoring them for a couple of decades. 'While I appreciate the freshness and youthfulness of "the emergent church" (or "postmodern church movement" as some call it), sometimes I think they have simply become better conversationalists. They’ve learned the language and the concepts of the natives and are very good about engaging them in real conversations. I greatly admire and enjoy that. But, very honestly, I’ve not heard very much in that world that really testifies of anything seen in Heaven. Like most other church worlds, they speak from a distinct “earthview” and in a distinct earth-language. " I don't want that to be said of me. i don't want to become so impressed with my desire to create something relevant that my words and lifestyle become impotent.
I think this is why the renewal is so revolutionary; you have people experiencing raw God and yet, he won't let that experience ever fit into an established wineskin. Brian McLaren says, "[the Emergent movement] could just become another marketing gimmick to sell books, build egos, and bolster sagging spirits with a new invisible wardrobe for a pudgy, pasty old emporer. No doubt, in some quarters it will squander its potential, but if you care about the possibilites being actualized ... please ... let's aim deep and high. " I think it's God Himself that drives us on towards new expressions of Heaven and of Him. His bride is too important, I just know that He would never let her stray too far from Him. He always has this way of making urlLink the truth win out . 
