After church recently I was introduced to a first-time guest who spent about 40 minutes gently (that’s not sarcasm, he was very kind and low-key) informing me how inadequate the church was “for him.” At the end of our conversation, that man got to the point. He said, “Again, all of this is just me and myContinue reading “What’s On Your List?”
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Re-post from Peter Enns: Are Christian Fundamentalists Actually Polytheists?
Peter Enns is one of my favorite theologians. He writes in ways that are accessible to non-theologians. As an introduction to him and his work, I have posted his entire most recent blog post below, word for word, putting in red the things that resonated with me most deeply. I encourage you to join theContinue reading “Re-post from Peter Enns: Are Christian Fundamentalists Actually Polytheists?”
God’s Love, prt. 4
No wonder we suffer from the spiritual schizophrenia we do in the church. No wonder the history of the church is full of outright atrocities, committed in the name of Jesus, prince of peace and Lord of Love. These spring directly from human beings who ultimately don’t know whether they are loved or hated, and from theContinue reading “God’s Love, prt. 4”
God’s Love, prt. 3
Remember, Jesus himself invited the comparison of God’s love to the love of human parents for our children. If you extend your love to your children constantly, every second, for a specified number of years, are you then justified in killing or torturing them for having not responded? Could you even desire to? IfContinue reading “God’s Love, prt. 3”
God’s Love, prt. 2
[Start at the beginning of this series] Jesus invited us to understand God’s love by thinking of our love for our own children. He did this mainly in two places. One is the parable of the prodigal son. The other is when he said, “If you, though you are evil, know how to give good giftsContinue reading “God’s Love, prt. 2”
God’s Love, prt. 1
Today I am beginning a four-part series explaining my theology, which is based on God’s unconditional and never-ending love for us. This is theology, so it uses a lot of scripture passages, and I realize there are many passages I do not use that create questions of interpretation. This is always the case in any theology. MyContinue reading “God’s Love, prt. 1”
Looking for “My People”
The blog is doing well. Thanks to those of you who have supported my work, whether on the blog, on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or whatever. The blog was only for me for the first year or so, when it was more personal journal than anything else. Now it is for you. It is to helpContinue reading “Looking for “My People””
Learning to Love
Here are core assumptions I am working under for this post: The church has generally done a pretty lousy job being a force of love in the world (not that there are not some exceptions, thank God). Though some individuals are unloving on purpose, most individuals are doing the best they can. Christian leaders areContinue reading “Learning to Love”
Our Missed Opportunity with Chick-fil-A
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false”]People supporting Chick-fil-A[/featured-image] Well, support-Chick-fil-A-day has come and gone. It is being reported as a huge success. I view it as a huge missed opportunity. We talk so much about sacrificial love in the church, but when the biggest moments come to do it — the ones that would make the biggestContinue reading “Our Missed Opportunity with Chick-fil-A”
Christians must believe…
Below is a snippet from a conversation I am having with a Facebook friend. He asks the excellent question, “Shouldn’t Christians not be allowed to call themselves Christians if they don’t practice everything that’s in the Bible?” My response: The list of things Christians must believe in order to reasonably be called Christian gets shorterContinue reading “Christians must believe…”
Temp Arbor 