God is throwing a perpetual party and is not stingy with his invitations or picky about where he posts them. You might even say he’s careless with them and prodigally hospitable! Though I wrote an essay a while back called “God’s Passionate Pursuit of People” in which I developed this in some length, I wanted …
When Being Needy Is a Good Thing (Part 1 of 2)
Every true Jesus follower wants to share his/her faith with others, but many feel too needy to do so. They’re waiting till they have total “victory,” complete physical health, an all-star family, and a respectable middle-class (or above) lifestyle. I propose that sometimes the best witnesses are often the neediest ones. That’s Part 1. In …
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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. …
Recommended reading #5
[A Wideness in God's Mercy / Irresistible Revolution / Submerge] A Wideness in God’s Mercy – The Finality of Jesus Christ in a World of Religions, by Clark Pinnock This book by a respected (albeit, quite controversial) theologian teaches some extremely provocative things about God’s mercy reaching people with no adequate Christian witness. Pinnock is …
Sometimes do and sometimes don’t…
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 26:4-5 “I don’t believe in any of that Jesus stuff. It, and all religion, is made up by people …
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