Submission is a very loaded word that has been very problematic in the world and in the church. The easy solution would be to abandon the word, all of its definitions, and its application. The truth is that submission is a Biblical concept and reality that must be embraced for a full and healthy life […]
In many ways I consider myself to be a visionary, but there are also ways in which I do not think that I am much of a visionary. I think about vision a lot, especially when I have been at a leadership conference like the one I was at recently. There is plenty of mandate […]
The Bible is filled with references to unity with some amazing passages and imagery about the unity of believers and the unity of the church. It seems that unity is very hard to find in the American church today, whether in general, within a denomination, or even within a local church body. There is not […]
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a verbal processor. Every once and a while, in response to a question or situation I say something and as I hear it, I think, ‘hey that was pretty good’ or ‘hey, that is a possible God thing.’ It is summer which means I have an intern […]
Below is a devotion I wrote for our family devotion at church. I have pasted this into two of my blogs now for this week. While I do not like to be repetitious, it is something that impacted my personal life as well as my own understanding of theology. We need to carefully consider our […]
I have always struggled with competition. Maybe its because I am not very competitive, maybe it is because I am not particularly good at anything. It might also be because I did not play any sports as a kid. I can see value in competition and I enjoy watching a good competition. March Madness in […]
It might be impossible to say this word in any context (at least in North America) without eliciting a response. Generally the response is not positive as many seem to hate politics. There are probably many reasons for this, most of them having to do with personal pain of some sort. The root word of […]
One of the things that I am noticing in Rob Bell’s book so far is his indirect attack on Calvanism. This is interesting, because he went to a seminary (the same one I went to) that is primarily Calvanist and he lives really in the center of Calvinism in the US, Grand Rapids. I suspect […]
There is currently a lot of controversy about Rob Bell’s recent book lately and the words are flying on both sides of the coin as it relates to the book on heaven and hell. I have not read the book yet, it has shipped today and I look forward to reading it. No matter what […]
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