Imagine it’s a Friday night like any other. Your husband, sick from a cold, went to bed early. So you decide to spend some time alone. You pick out a good bottle of wine and some scrap-booking supplies, and spend a quiet evening enjoying some Riesling, being with your thoughts, and reminiscing on family times through the photos laid out before you. Around two in the morning your evening of solace comes to an end. Since the better half isn’t... Read more
I have seen so much of our world over the years but each new trip brings more understanding that there is so much left to see, experience and understand. As a Photographer i am drawn to the creative, the inspiring, the moments in life that can draw people out of their shells and reveal their true character. But when i come into contact with something that is not pretty, happy or easy to swallow my attitude towards how i react... Read more
Throughout the New Testament we find that the Holy Spirit takes an active role in the story of the people of God. The Spirit actively works throughout the cosmos, the church, and persons to lead this world toward its eventual goal: new creation. Yet in my own experiences I often assign a passive role to God’s Spirit. Well, at least as it depends on our free will I suppose since nothing in Scripture suggests that God is ever inactive. Even... Read more
On Sunday afternoons I am going to invite you the readers to share a quick thought from your church experiences this past weekend. Share: Something insightful that challenged you in your life with God. Something hilarious that you heard or saw Something visual that you just had to take a picture of (Disqus comments allow you to upload a picture) Something that gave you a vision of the early church Something that felt contrived or superficial (be careful not to... Read more
Below is a video that I made about an easy opportunity to help folks get access to clean water. Watch it all the way through… you might end up laughing a bit about how God orchestrated a scenario that made this video great! To vote, follow this link and click on the compassion logo that looks like the one pictured here. To get more info on this campagn from the folks at Compassion, see this blog post. To learn... Read more
In what follows, you will read an “academic paper” in which I explore some elements of open theism (the link is to a brief introduction to open theism). This is a view of God’s foreknowledge that is controversial, but still in the evangelical family of belief. The most well known Christian leader who holds to this view is Greg Boyd. This will be a nine part series. ———————————————————————- Other Old Testament Considerations If the story of Abraham and Isaac were... Read more
Do you have any thoughts on this issue? Personally, I think Hybels handled himself well. We need to get past polarization, no matter our theological stances. Here’s a great story on what led to this video from the Chicago Tribune. (more…) Read more
This summer I had the opportunity to meet Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater at the Passadena Jewish Temple and Center. As I listened to him talk about the differences between biblical and rabbinic Judaism I thought: This guy is like the “Rob Bell” of Jewish Rabbi’s. Not only is he ridiculously smart, fairly young and hip; but he has the heart of an activist. He serves as the chair of the Abrahamic Faiths Peacemaking Initiative. While he was fielding my groups’... Read more
Below is an article written by my good friend, Joey LeTourneau. I’ve known his family for about 5 years now and am always amazed at the stories of how God is at work in their ministry. He recently published his first major book: Revolutionary Freedom – Anointed to Set the Captives Free. Just to give you another reason to check out this book, here is an endorsement worth listening to: “This is a book about a God who is liberating... Read more
Hi friends. I just received this link from a friend over at Zondervan and wanted to share it with you. I have a feeling that this book is going to be important to the conversation about Jesus in the next several months and years. It’s called: The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited and is written by Scot McKnight. If all goes to plan, I will be able to read and review this book shortly. For now, check... Read more
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