We pour into our churches on Sundays, lock the doors, and sell candy to one another. The sugar high exhilarates but by the parking lot the high subsides to a low and the energy turns to lethargy. What’s worse is that our neighbors watch us come out looking more infirm than when we went in. …
Catching and Casting Light (Part 2)
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that …
Some symptoms of simplicity
This is the second in the series on the theme of simplicity, which is something I’ve felt strongly about for many years. Since living simply is not a particularly popular or sought after topic in most Christian circles it’s difficult to preach, but much more difficult to practice. But I’m trying to do both. In …
Manna, Meat, and Money (An appeal for a less self-indulged and more Christ-centered Christianity) Part 4 of 5ish
The unexpected consequence of our meat-lust “The Lord will give you meat, and you will eat it.19 You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days, 20 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it.” Numbers 11:19 He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like …
Manna, Meat, and Money (An appeal for a less self-indulged and more Christ-centered Christianity) Part 3 of 5ish
We're comparing the simple manna that God provided in the wilderness with the demand of God's people for meat. "But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!…We detest this miserable food!” I suggest that you at least scan the previous Parts 1 and 2. Meat and the American dream “I …
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