Yesterday one of Wildwind‘s small group leaders texted me asking if I wouldn’t mind explaining the Biblical understanding of righteousness. He said the word had, for him and his group members, a bit of a negative connotation. I’m not sure why this is, other than possibly its legalistic undertone and associations (conscious or not) withContinue reading “What is Righteousness?”
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The Best Things About Christianity
In my last post I was critical of Christianity. Well, really more about the church. In this one, I want to point out what I believe are Christianity’s finest contributions to the understanding of God. 1. Jesus Christianity’s greatest (and in my opinion matchless) contribution to our understanding of God is, without question, the God-man,Continue reading “The Best Things About Christianity”
The Best Way to Live
When looking for examples of the best way to live and move the world forward, is it generally best to look to people above us or below us? Smarter or stupider? Braver or more cowardly? Happier or less happy? More or less content? More virtuous or less so? Nearly every universally respected person — MLKContinue reading “The Best Way to Live”
Personal Pan Pizza Jesus
It’s evening. You’re hanging around at Pizza Hut with your friends. After some discussion and a bit of debate (and a brief filibuster from Zac, who’s allergic to everything), you place your order. The pizza comes and everyone digs in. When the evening is finished and everyone goes home, there are one or two slices of pizza stillContinue reading “Personal Pan Pizza Jesus”
O’Reilly attacks ‘wimpy Christians’ for not freaking out about ‘war on Christmas’
This is the problem in our country. Wimpy Christians. Maybe that’s our problem — not enough outrage. Forget about Jesus the Suffering Servant. We should only emulate Jesus in that one incident where he turned over the tables in the temple. That’s the favorite passage for people who think Christians aren’t angry enough. Because it’sContinue reading “O’Reilly attacks ‘wimpy Christians’ for not freaking out about ‘war on Christmas’”
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”
Is Jesus the only way to God?
Is Jesus the only way to God? Yes. Absolutely. But what does it mean to say this? There are two ways of thinking about this question and they both hinge on one’s interpretation of John 14:6 where Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father butContinue reading “Is Jesus the only way to God?”
Temp Arbor 