This is part three of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there… ——————————————————————– And it is to [...]
Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 2 (Caesar Augustus and Empire)
May 19, 2010 By 31 Comments
This is part two of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there… ————————————————————– Earlier I had you [...]
Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus and Nationalism, part 1
May 17, 2010 By 97 Comments
The next several posts are going to be in the form of a written sermon. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there. It will be broken up into five posts over the next two weeks. Read the rest of the series. ————————————————————– I [...]
Voter Registration or Manipulation @ Walmart? (Repost, 10/08)
May 11, 2010 By 6 Comments
The following is a re-post from the early days of blogging (October 4, 2008). This truly was an interesting experience and one that shaped my view of politics in many ways. Keep in mind that this is prior to the last presidential primary election in 2008… ———————————————————————————————- The other day my wife and I went [...]
John Stott’s Final Book and Creation Care
May 7, 2010 By 6 Comments
John Stott has written his final book, The Radical Disciple. In this short Video Blog, I explore the major ideas of one chapter in particular called “Creation Care.” Watch the video below and then leave any comments that you may have… ANY THOUGHTS? ——————————— UPDATE: I accidentally said “2015″ when citing a statistic that should [...]
The Rest of the Biblical Story and the Rapture of the Church [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 9 (Mark 13)]
May 5, 2010 By 17 Comments
This is the ninth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up (the first post would be extremely helpful)… ——————————————————————– So far we have examined some “big picture” themes from Mark 13. Our next step is to attempt to [...]
Shaking Up the Heavens…Cosmic Destruction? [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 8 (Mark 13)]
May 4, 2010 By 9 Comments
This is the eighth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up (the first post would be extremely helpful)… ——————————————————— Here is the text that needs to be dealt with in order to close some open-ended questions that still [...]
C.S. Lewis on Creation, Fall, & Evolution – Quote to Ponder (5/15/08)
May 2, 2010 By 25 Comments
The following is a repost from the very early days of this blog. This was about 4 months after the question of evolution and the Christian faith had been raised as a possiblity rather than an obvious antithesis. I now hold to what is popularly (well, not that popular in Christian circles, yet) called: theistic [...]
The Son of Man Already “Came Back!” [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 7 (Mark 13)]
April 29, 2010 By 44 Comments
This is the Sixth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up (the first post would be extremely helpful) … —————————————- Today’s post is going to look at the language of the “coming of the son of man.” In [...]
Angels Vs. Messengers… A War of Words? [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 6 (Mark 13)]
April 25, 2010 By 36 Comments
This is the Sixth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up (the first post would be extremely helpful)… ———————————————————- We have been doing a study to discern whether or not we can rightfully say that earthquakes and other [...]
Abomination of Desolation ≠ AntiChrist! [Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 5 (Mark 13)]
April 23, 2010 By 22 Comments
This is the fifth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up (the first post would be extremely helpful)… —————————————————————– A popular phrase in the Christian subculture is “Antichrist” who is often identified as the “Abomination of Desolation” or [...]
Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 4 (Mark 13): The End is Now!?
April 20, 2010 By 35 Comments
This is the fourth post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to read the rest of the series here to catch up, so to speak. This is a series exploring whether or not we can say that natural disasters are indicators of the imminent return of Christ/ end times/ [...]
Earthquakes…Signs of the Times, 3 (Mark 13): Whose Questions – Ours or Theirs?
April 17, 2010 By 60 Comments
This is the third post in a series titled: Earthquakes… Signs of the Times? I invite you to check out the rest of the series here to catch up, so to speak This is a series exploring whether or not we can say that natural disasters are indicators of the imminent return of Christ/ end [...]
Hidden Power of Electronic Culture by Shane Hipps – Brief Review
April 15, 2010 By 11 Comments
Thesis: “The forms of media and technology—regardless of their content—cause profound changes in the church and culture” (23). “The medium is the message” (29). Evaluation: Shane Hipps, who began his adult life in the advertising world (now a pastor), uses the work of Marshall McLuhan to analyze how technologies alter culture and faith. McLuhan is [...]
100th Episode (Post): Thank You! / Your Favorite?
April 11, 2010 By 3 Comments
I want to thank everyone who has been part of this blog in the past year or so. I have grown in various areas throughout this journey because of your input, passion, intellect, conversation, confrontation, affirmation, and overall love for the way of Jesus! We don’t always agree, but hopefully we are both spurred on [...]
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