Since we Christians are more often identified by what we hate than by how we love, it’s not entirely shocking that terms like: “Christian, Church, and Evangelical” in the pre-christian’s lexicon are pejoratives. We’ve made it quite clear what we are against but we haven’t shown them what we’re for. Jesus wasn't identified as “that …
Simplicity and Stuff (Part 1)
From where I sit, a lot of supposed disciples of the vagabond, homeless preacher named Jesus have confused their net worth with their self worth. This 12-minute audio podcast is Part 1 of 3 episodes on Simplicity and Stuff. You can find a blog post on this topic here. https://soundcloud.com/musingthemysteries/simplicity-and-stuff-part-1
Our Religion Can Beat Up Your Religion!
It starts when they pull out the clobber questions. “How could Jesus be the only way? What’s up with you Christians and gays? How do you explain the crusades?” We can’t seem to let those go unanswered and we pull out our best rebuttals. Block the left jab and respond with a right cross. “Our …
Help for Trafficking Survivors!
While I was stumbling around in the dark the Spirit secretively stuffed my pockets full of unsuspected blessings. I say “blessings,” yet not necessarily the ilk you might suspect. Not all of God’s blessings feel good. In fact some of them feel downright unpleasant, especially the ones where you feel someone else’s pain in your …
“Destiny” Doesn’t Do It For Me
If I never hear another sermon on “Divine Destiny” it’ll be too soon! Prepared For Destiny, Destiny By Choice, Five Destiny Killers, Three Steps to Obtaining Your Destiny, Fight For Your Destiny… Too many Christians spend too much time, too much energy, and too much money trying to discover their destiny. They’re more rapt to …
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