Holiness Reeducation

Found this site called Web of Theology from our friends at Jesus Creed. I paid the $5 and took the test, it was really accurate as far as my theology goes, it just didn’t offer enough nuance on some positions. I am thinking about expanding this for use with my leadership teams, it is a […]

Check out this video. It is an interesting look at how our context shapes our theology and how our experiences reflects our view of God. If you are any kind of pastor/rap/hip hop/poetry fan this is very interesting. How are the artists of the street reflecting our cultures struggle with the problem of evil and […]

(This is the fourth installment of a series of posts reflecting on Dave Gibbons book The Monkey and the Fish. You can find early posts here, here, here, and here.) What if the question you are asking is the answer you are looking for? What if following God is a matter of knowing the right […]

Here is a great article  by Rev. Steven D. Martin, part of the newly formed group The New Evangelical Partnership For the Common Good. Martin suggests that if we really want to help Haiti, we should cancel their debt. One of the most crippling realities for many third world countries is their debt. Martin writes […]

(5 years ago today I lost a dear friend, the best mentor I ever had and the pastor who has shaped my ministry more than any other. This is simply a letter of thanks to him.) Dear Raegan, It is nearly unfathomable to me that it has been 5 years since we last talked. I […]

Should the hour people are in worship on Sunday morning be the best hour of the week? It is a really interesting question when you stop and think about it. The question isn’t should it be a wonderful hour, or a refreshing or renewing time in God’s presence, the question is whether or not it […]

Nothing quite like a weekend with my wife, away from my kids, my church and my house to re-energize the spirit and give rest to the mind and soul. Lots to do today, so here are some quick thoughts for a cold January Monday. Ikea is a beautiful store. Literally beautiful not just pleasant and […]

In Dave Gibbons’ The Monkey and the Fish he talks extensively about the idea of us being third culture Christians. I have already posted a couple of reflections on what this means for us in the church here and here. One of the ways Dave tries to communicate the essence of third culture Christianity is […]

Nothing seemed important enough to blog about today with the unbelievable devastation in Haiti yesterday. A third of the country may need emergency aid, they are literally piling the dead up on top of each other on the street and the sturdiest, most well built buildings in the whole country such as the Presidential Palace, […]

There was once a village in the country side. It was a typical village filled with families, old people, young people, and lots of animals. It was a great place to live. Everyone in the village had enough to live on. Each family had its own house, animals to raise, and land to farm. Those […]