The Sermon on the Mount insists on an inside-out approach. Only the Sermon’s Preacher and those within whom he resides can practice what he preaches. The only way to live upside down is to live inside out. Jesus sits in the control center prompting outlandish individual and social behavior. Exterior-only religion downplays or altogether discounts …
A Foot-Washing Troublemaker
Jesus, our prototypical Subversive, was a culture-changing, foot-washing troublemaker! Instead of royal symbols of sword and chariot he chose a servant’s basin and towel. He had all the power of heaven at his disposal, but rather than vaunting himself to dominate, he bent low to wash the feet of those who should’ve been washing his. …
An Inside Out Kingdom
“Be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it.” Romans 12:2 (The Message Version) I’m both enamored with and terrified by Jesus’ audacious ethic. His Sermon contains some of the most fetching words ever spoken and at the same time the most unachievable to live under …
The Upside Down Kingdom
“These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king—Jesus.” Acts 17:6-7 We who make our feeble attempts to emulate Jesus are viewed by the upside down culture as the upside downers. It’s …
Why I Talk So Much About PoliticsÂ
In response to something I wrote recently, a friend of mine, wrote this to me: “For Christ-followers to get worked up over politics, is to fall right into the devil's scheme to make us ineffectual in our faith. Some of us are called to enter the political arena (or have come to faith while serving …
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