[As you can see, this is a multi-post theme and if you might find it helpful to begin at the beginning.] An Outer Circle Church views the poor as people and don’t care that much about how they got that way. “Of all the preposterous things nothing exceeds the criticisms of the habits of the …
Outer Circle Churches (Part 2 of 6ish)
[As you can see, this is a multi-post theme and you might find it helpful to begin at the beginning. And the “ish” – well, that’s because I don’t really know long this is going to be. Every time I think I’m done, I think of something else to say. The curse of the preacher …
Outer Circle Churches (Part 1 of 6)
The Church is at her best when she specializes in outcasts – the more outrageous brand of outcasts the better. This is the kind of church I call an “Outer Circle Churches,” which are made up of “Outer Circle Christians,” the title of a recent essay I posted on Luke 15. Here’s a Readers Digest …
Outer Circle Christians (Part 6 of 6)
[The final piece of this topic on Outer Circle Christians. You'll find the entire essay here...] “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and …
Jesus – A Middle-Class Messiah? (He begins at the bottom) Part 3 of 3
[I recommend that you read Parts 1 and 2 before proceeding...] “OK, well, this isn’t going like we’d hoped,” the envoys whispered among themselves. “This may not be our guy. His agenda is definitely not the same as ours and he doesn’t seem to care at all about our American Dream. He’s so concerned about …
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