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 …
Outer Circle Christians (Part 3 of 6)
[I recommend that you take a look at the 1st and 2nd posts or if you'd prefer to view the entire essay you can find it on my website.] JESUS IS AN OUTER CIRCLE SEEKING SAVIOR “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in …
Outer Circle Christians (Part 2 of 6)
“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:2 Jesus’ welcome was way too wide for the spiritual experts of his time. They didn’t like the people he welcomed, how they looked, where they were from, or how they worshipped. The Pharisees, Judaism’s self-appointed Inner Circle in Jesus’ day, weren’t interested in reaching Outer …
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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