[serialposts]With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it got me wondering if I’m a pretty ungrateful person. The reason I need to pose that question is because when I reflect on my prayer life, am I the kind of person who spends a fair amount of time counting my...
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church: a consumerist choice?
Is church a choice? Certainly, from the perspective of the Bible attending church is not a choice. There are no Biblical examples of Christians in the New Testament period who were believers that did not attend church. However, many Christians today seem to treat...
jesus’ version of the butterfly effect: matthew 25:31-46 [#resonateseries]
It's the last teaching of Jesus that's recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe...
in defense of the church
On the one hand the church does not need any defending. The church is the people of God made holy by God’s holiness. It is a people in relationship with the Trinity. A people called by the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. On the other hand, there seems to be a lot of...
[reverend fun] groupon tithing
digging down deep [some thoughts on what we believe]
Okay, I really have to do this. I ran to the bookstore today and yes (on a...
the hard work of forgiveness [part three]
[serialposts]Now, where do we go from here? You've done the hard work of...
[reverend fun] something to believe in
We all do this, don't we? We create our own systems based on what we...
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