Holiness Reeducation

Sometimes as a preacher you plan things out perfectly and moments of life fit perfectly with a particular message or series. Sometimes, however, it is just beautiful happenstance. This Sunday I am preaching on marriage two days after what will be the most talked about and watched wedding in the history of the world. So […]

Is evangelicalism over? It is changing? Are we discovering a new way of being the church within evangelicalism? David Fitch in his new book The End of Evangelicalism takes an in-depth look at the political theology of evangelicalism, its foundations, its ramifications and alternative practices that might better suit us. For the next couple of […]

John 13 It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. As we consider the greatness of Jesus’ love so […]

Easter is the easiest and most difficult day to preach. Obviously Easter is an amazing day to be able to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. The atmosphere is wonderful because the church is full and people are hopped up on sugar because they have been eating peeps all morning. But preaching on Easter is difficult […]

Sorry no talk of Wolf Hybrids or Famous People with Raccoons today, just some reflections on the book of Ephesians, the joy of Holy Week and of course the NBA Playoffs. Palm Sunday is Glorious There is a part of me that love Palm Sunday more than Easter. Maybe it is because we weren’t competing […]

As a blogger I am always intrigued by what people want to read. What are people looking for on the internet? How do they end up stopping by a blog called Holiness Reeducation? Who is it that is stopping by? Well a look at the search terms that have led people to this blog in […]

Coming to the end of Ephesians I find myself wrestling with questions of spiritual warfare. The term itself can evoke a wide array of feelings among Christians and non-Christians alike. What does it mean to engage in spiritual warfare? Are we fighting demons? Should we channel our inner Constantine (the Keanu Reeves movie, not the […]

It finally happened. We had that moment here in Indiana where you actually believe spring is going to come again this year. It is not a moment when you think winter won’t make another shot at it, but it is the moment when spring has broken winters back and the victory is assured. You can […]

As if a massive earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster weren’t enough for Japan to deal with, some towns in Japan are also dealing with the devastating effects of liquefaction. Earthquakes can shake loose tightly packed sand and dirt and allow water to rapidly rise through the soil with devastating effects. This town, where Tokyo Disneyland […]

Usually when churches redo or have parodies of popular culture it makes me cringe. Not this ad from Cokesbury done by some Princeton Seminary students about Cokesbury, this made me smile.