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Joe’s headache
Joe pressed his hands to the sides of his head and moaned. The pain of this election was nearly unbearable. The two choices he was presented with made his head spin. What was he to do? He didn’t like either of the candidates. He was disgusted by them both, and surprised that not everyone was as disgusted as he.
Some people were thoroughly behind Clinton, and no flaw, scandal, or potentially criminal act seemed to trouble them. In their eyes, every Clinton negative could be overlooked given the horror that was Trump.
Others were staunch Trump supporters, and they hung on enthusiastically regardless of what disgusting new thing popped out of the stinky water that burbled steadily from under his door. Nothing could dissuade them from their hope of taking down Clinton and preventing the spread of her deadly influence in Washington. Here was a man who would shake up Washington and bring conservatism back to the White House, and hopefully the Supreme Court.
Both the Clinton and Trump supporters were loud. Strident. Shrill. Still, it seemed like there was a solid contingent of Americans who were not comfortable with their choices Joe was not alone – just confused. What was he to do? Was there a particularly Christian perspective to take on the whole thing? Was he asking the right questions?
We, like Joe, need to give this some serious thought. Continue reading
A few months ago I reviewed The Bikeable Church, authored by cyclist, urbanologist, and missiologist Sean Benesh. Benesh’s most recent work, The Bohemian Guide to Urban Cycling, broadens the scope to track and examine both the urban cyclist, and the city he cycles in.
Meetings of the church have typically placed the consumption of carefully prepared and rehearsed sermons at the center of the time together. The preacher is the central figure in the time, and the sermon is presented and received as “the main meal” for the “feeding of the sheep”. In many gatherings, the words that the speaker says from the podium are treated as “the word of the Lord” – unquestionable and authoritative.
Is that God’s thinking, that a preacher would stand as the unique mouthpiece of God? For that matter, do sermons have any part in the Christian experience? Continue reading
Parenting can be a wonderful insight into God’s heart toward us – how he loves us in spite of how we often react to him. Continue reading
What is God’s purpose for the church?
Is the church merely the earthly holding pen for those who are looking forward to eternal life, someday? Or, does God have other, current, intentions for the Bride of Christ?
In Titus 2:13, Paul talks about “… looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus …” (NASB)
What does that mean? Especially the part about the appearing of the glory of Christ Jesus? Continue reading
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I drew the above sketch a while ago in an attempt to work through and articulate the interaction of God with humanity, focusing on the transitions that happened when Jesus went to the cross.
Here’s what I see as the basic testimony of the Bible: Continue reading
This is the fourth installment in a series of blog posts that seek to speak to the topic of decision making in the organic church. It seems good, before sharing my thoughts, to briefly summarize what has been brought out so far: Continue reading
I’m a white guy from Oregon. I grew up in a small town on the Oregon coast, where the main ethnic distinction was between those of Scandinavian descent and the rest of the white people. There was one black kid in my high school, the adopted son of a white family. Continue reading
NOTE: This one is just for fun. It’s written from the perspective of a child in a family with several children, but I wrote it. My children are actually budding into fine storytellers themselves, so I hope to see some of their writing on one blog or another before too long. I wrote this after my second-oldest’s birthday. Based on a true story! (Some of it might not be exactly historical.)
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