The comments from Al Mohler remind me of a big concern I have about Emergent Christians.  Because language is so central to being a Christian, we need to take special care to use words as precisely and meaningfully as possible.  Emergents recognize the key role of language, but many of them mistakenly believe that it's language itself that creates truth (rather than reflects it) for our community.  Their focus on using language to create a better world or influence theology rather than on striving to accurately represent truth through the proper use of language inevitably leads to two things.  First, it leads to a misuse of language as a means to manipulate the perspectives of the readers or listeners.  Second, not rooting your language in a reality that exists outside of yourself means your language will drift, and as it drifts, you will ultimately create barriers between yourself and other people (Christians and non-Christians) who use language differently, as you can hear in this interview.

As Christians for whom communication is absolutely central, we cannot afford to let either of these consequences come about.