Christianity’s Biggest Problem is the Same Now as it Always Has Been
Here is my latest post over at Wineskins. I hope you will take a moment to read it and think about how our culture affects your faith. https://wineskins.mystagingwebsite.com/2016/08/23/christianitys-biggest-problem-is-the-same-now-as-it-always-has-been/
The 30% shift
I am a firm believer that the mission of the church is both inward and outward. The thing many churches face is that the inward focus has so far outweighed the outward focus that we find ourselves in need of balance and so we have a tendency to over correct. In a new article at […]
Oldfangled Ideas that Become “Progressive”
Some new ideas are actually very much old ideas. Over time new ideas spring up that squelch out what people had thought for centuries or even millennia. Given enough time and enough influential people to perpetuate those ideas and they become orthodox. When an attempt is made to revive the ancient ideas some will be […]
Holiness and Low Church
In the Old Testament there were all sorts of reminders of God’s holiness and his holy requirements for his people. There were holy places and spaces…holy things and holy people. The temple was holy and so were parts of the temple like the altar. The priestly garments were holy as were the priests themselves. Then […]
Response to “The Ugly in Christianity” at the Huffington Post
There is an article floating around on the Huffington post that has caused a bit of a stir among Church of Christ members because it is about the ugly side of Christianity and by that the author means the ugly side of the Church of Christ which is, in her experience, the vast majority of […]
Book Review: Renewed – Clothed with the Wealth of Jesus in a Tattered Land by Bruce Morton
I have really been enjoying teaching through Colossians the last few Sunday mornings in my adult Bible class. Paul’s letter is so relevant for us today in helping us understand how the things we believe as Christians are different from the belief systems of the world. There is an analogy Paul uses in Colossians 3 […]
The Sermon on the Mount – The Beatitudes Part 2
Last Sunday I spent some time unpacking the meaning and application of Jesus’ beatitudes in the sermon on the mount. When you have a moment give it a listen. I believe you will be blessed and encouraged as you listen to just how much God loves you.
Building a Theological & Ministry Library Part 3 – Books on Preaching
There is a wealth of books on preaching out there these days that put the experts in the field right at our fingertips. Not only does a preacher need to be biblically informed. A preacher needs to be a decent to excellent communicator as well. We are not all gifted as expert communicators but I […]
Am I Theologically Conservative or Progressive? The Answer May Surprise You
Labels are everywhere. You cannot avoid them and in many ways they are helpful in making sense of our world. Labels are shorthand for understanding things…we are always trying to understand things but we don’t have the mental capacity or the discipline of our attention to fully comprehend anything much less reasonably comprehend much of […]
The Reason You Read the Bible Impacts What You Receive from the Bible
I remember having Bible studies (to be honest more like arguments) with my first college roommate. We had the same freshman Bible class together and we both liked being in the room to study so we had a lot of discussions centered around what we heard in Bible class each day. I was determined not […]