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 …
INTRODUCING SIMPLICITY
In the early 2000’s I became increasingly intrigued by the biblical theme of simplicity. Actually it began much earlier than that, probably way back to my fascination with the hippie lifestyle in my teens. Then in the 80s I read Celebration of Discipline by the Quaker writer, Richard Foster. His chapter on Simplicity called to …
Manna, Meat, and Money (An appeal for a less self-indulged and more Christ-centered Christianity) Part 2 of 5ish
In Part 1, we focused on “manna” and the “hard teaching” that only Jesus can live like Jesus, yet if we’ll take him in, he will live like himself in us! It’s only “hard” because we want to have something to do with it, something we can take credit for in our pilgrimage. His “yoke …
Manna, Meat, and Money (An appeal for a less self-indulged and more Christ-centered Christianity) Part 1 of 5ish
I don’t want to come across as a self-appointed spokesman for the Church or be mean spirited in my assessment of what I observe in our Christian family. But those of you who know me will notice right off that this is one of my more in-your-face essays, so if you were looking for something …
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