The goal of the American dream is to make much of us, the goal of the gospel is to make much of God. Platt, David (2010-04-17). Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream (pp. 46-47). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition. The earliest Americans […]
Month: May 2012
Chains
In the classic, A Christmas Carol, Bob Marley’s ghost is condemned to wander the world burdened down by chains forged in life. Now there is plenty that’s theologically incorrect about that picture. But we are burdened during life with chains that are generally of our […]
It’s the End Times – Not the End of the World
Someone who had lunch with my lovely bride recently commented, “Of course, I had to hear about the end of the world.” My wife tends to speak of the end times, but that’s a good thing. There is lots of focus now on prophesy and […]
Radical Church
From the beginning of the church we have managed to separate ourselves, not from the world but from each other. We have dunkers and sprinklers, tongue talkers and the frozen chosen, high church and low church. We disagree on methods of worship, preaching and organization. […]
Untitled
I recently read an article about missionary work in China, written by a Chinese Christian. It was a lesson in sharing the gospel. Before encoutering Christ, the author, Bob Fu, believed that Christianity was an “opiate of the people’s spirit” that was a tool of […]
Radical or Comfortable
“Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.”8 Give up everything you have, carry a cross, and hate your family. This sounds a lot different than “Admit, believe, confess, and pray a prayer after me.”Platt, David (2010-04-17). Radical: […]
Storms
While going to and from church on Sunday I noticed that crews had been clearing tree growth from around power lines. (Notice how I cleverly snuck in the fact that I went to church on Sunday even though I was quite ill on Friday and […]
Keys to Unity
As the end times draw near, it will be tougher to be an effective Christian. We can’t stand alone. There will few enough of us as it is. Those of us determined to finish the race must be united, in our churches, in our communities […]