[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 …
Outer Circle Christians (Part 5 of 6)
The previous posts of this series give the context for this sort of out of the box interpretation of this parable in Luke 15:8-10. I recommend you read those first. The Spirit lights the way for outer circle saints to seek outer circle sinners “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. …
Outer Circle Christians (Part 4 of 6)
[I hope you'll take a look at the 1st three posts or if you'd prefer to view the entire essay you can find it on barneywiget.com.] The Father loves outer circle sinners and wants his inner circle sons to love them too (Luke 15:11-32) The most familiar of the three stories is what we typically call …
