A call to a new Reformation in the teaching and life of Jesus' followers
There is a fascinating article in the Washington Post this morning on a new discovery that has the potential to shake up the world of physics. It seems that an experiment at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has everybody wondering if perhaps they’ve found evidence that a particle can travel faster than light. This is important because if true, it means Einstein’s theory … Continue reading Challenging truth? Bring it on!
I was having a conversation with a group of friends the other day. The conversation turned to the state of the evangelical denomination over the past 10+ years. I wrote in a post why I am not an evangelical but that is not to say that I don’t like the idea or what they stand for. Rather I think it is in desperate need of … Continue reading Reformed Evangelicalism
I think I have finally nailed what my problem is. It’s that i’m just not an Evangelical. I was for the better part of my Christ following life very integrated and involved at a local church associated with the Evangelical Free Church. Which is no where near free of Evangelical’s humorously. On the of tenants of the Evangelical and the Free church is that they … Continue reading Why I’m Not an Evangelical
A number of recent discussions I’ve had with Kurt Willems and Carson T. Clark have revolved in one way or another around questions of ecclesiology and sacraments. Today I’m taking a look at one of the most universally-acknowledged sacraments across Christendom: The Lord’s Supper, otherwise known in some circles as “the Eucharist” and in others simply as “Communion.” Churches vary widely in just how they … Continue reading In Remembrance Of Me
Yesterday I saw one of the more impressive female posteriors I’ve observed in a while. The lovely form was displayed to maximum effect in a skirt, the tightness and shortness of which would have earned an appreciative stare in any nightclub without a pole on the stage. Only thing is, the owner of said glutes is too young to go into a nightclub, and the … Continue reading To my younger sisters…
If you are like me there was a time you would have answered “get saved and go to heaven.” That, for me, was what I believed the central message of the bible, Jesus, and his Kingdom to be. I honestly thought my job after I “got saved” was to wait for death or the rapture and hopefully save some other souls along the way. If … Continue reading The Bible is an Invitation To….
My good friend Kurt Willems just launched a funny post over at The Pangea Blog about reasons “You Might be an Evangelical Reject if…” I got a good giggle out of the post and many of its follow-on comments, because I certainly have found myself in the “Evangelical Reject” camp with some regularity category myself. But the post got me to thinking…what kind of church … Continue reading The Church Virtual?
Over the last year or so i’ve been experimenting with the different spirtiual disciplines. Practicing the Sabbath has been one of three that I have found to be an amazing addition to my life. The other two are fixed hour prayer and silence / solitude, which I will write about at a later time. The book that I was turned on to as one of … Continue reading Why You Should Practice Sabbath
For over 15 years I had been deeply involved in one particular faith based institution. I had given a great deal of time and energy to do everything I could to inspire people to follow Jesus more fully and completely with every aspect of their existence. The last few years of my involvement in this church I had been doing some teaching at the many … Continue reading Are Theology Debates about Fear or Faith?
I encourage you to pop over to my friend Kurt Willems’ blog and read his post If You’re Reading This Post, You’ve Been “Left Behind.” Kurt does a beautiful job of casting what our role must be in the current “Tribulation” of this world. Borrowing nearly every catchphrase of an eschatology neither one of us can stand, he’s got a masterful call to live as … Continue reading For all of you who’ve been "Left Behind"