I could sit at the feet of Philippians 2 for a long time. Consider others more worthy, do everything without grumbling, complaining, or arguing. If the church sat in Philippians 2, we would surely shine like the sun. our example would be so different then what we see in the world today. For the moment I … More Consider Others More Worhty
“Acclaiming Jesus, as Lord plants a flag that supersedes the flags of the nations, however ‘free’ or ‘democratic’ they may be. It challenges both the tyrants who think they are, in effect, divine and the ‘secular democracies’; that have effectively become if not divine, at least ecclesial, that is, communities that are trying to do … More The State Wants to Be Like the Church
Community can be hard to come by. It’s not a shock for me to write something like this. But having, keeping, and maintaining friends let alone a loving and supportive community is pretty hard to come by. I remember talking to one younger person engaged in ministry. I asked him who he talked to for … More Why Community Can Be Hard to Come By
And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:39, NIV) If you’re like me, you likely read past this part of scripture. Love, the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. You read the Lord part and skip … More And The Second is Like It
This Friday please set aside some time to pray and fast for peace in Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. Check out this great initiative calling Christians to pray this Friday. Here is the prayer point for Egypt. Please pray for peace among all people in Egypt. Pray for mercy and compassion to break through. We pray … More Praying for Peace in Egypt
“So we are to be engaged in the public square, the local and global marketplace. But we are to do so as saints in the marketplace” (The Mission of God’s People by Christopher J.H. Wright) How should I be a Christian in my professional life seems to be one of those common Christian questions. We know … More Saints in the Marketplace
This is probably one of the tougher things to write about, because there are no easy answers to a hard heart. In some circumstances you may be able to recognize it in yourself, and if you are unfortunate enough to experience hardness of heart when it comes from another there may be very little that … More Hardness of Heart
Our modern world has an odd obsession with the spiritual realm. We are fascinated by dark spiritual themes, everything from the more fantastical zombies and vampires to the practice of exorcism, demon possession, and things that go bump in the night. It’s a pretty strange thing if you think about it, but interestingly enough the … More I Renounce, the World, the Flesh, and the Devil
You heard it growing up. The golden rule. Do onto others as you would have them do to you. I can remember a conversation I had in high school with one particular teacher. We were talking about treating others well and he said, “I just treat other people the way I want to be treated.” … More The Golden Rule
“Things treated merely as things in themselves destroy themselves because only in God have they any life” (For the Life of the World by Alexander Schmemann) Millennials are taught to expect things to be temporary. Whether it’s marriage or mobility, jobs or friendships, everything ends or at least everything tends to fall apart. Seasons come, … More Things Tend to Fall Apart
The Missional Life 