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holding allegiances lightly
From Ray Ortlund (ht:bob.blog) The Judaizers in Galatia did not see their distinctive – the rite of circumcision – as problematic. They could claim biblical authority for it in Genesis 17 and the Abrahamic covenant. But their distinctive functioned as an addition to the all-sufficiency of Jesus himself. Today the flash point is not circumcision. It [...]
Hokey Pokey : a book review
Hokey Pokey: Curious People Finding What Life’s All Aboutby Matthew Paul Turner While I may get to experience an epic from tme to time, sometimes I just want my life to resemble a limerick - something short but true that makes only a little sense but gives me something to talk about with friends and strangers. [...]
chosen, blessed, broken, given
Back to this: When Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, he summarized in these gestures his own life. Jesus is chosen from all eternity, blessed at his baptism in the Jordan River, broken on the cross, and given as bread to the world. Being chosen, blessed, broken, and given [...]
time to change gears
Some talk about gender including chatter about md/mh and it’s time to change gears. David and I have been talking a lot lately about process and journey as we explore together where we are and where we’re going in our faith walk. I was talking to myself in the car today (yeah, I do that a lot) [...]
a WTF moment brought to you by none other than….
…Mars Hill (Seattle). Now, I’ve been to some churches with songs that have bad theology but this absolutely takes the cake…by far. ht: bob.blog: Mars Hill Worship: Destructor! Destructor“From the first time you flooded the earth To the [...]
the born again church
The Born Again Church Tour 2008 » Blog Archive » Only Prostitutes Rank Lower Than Evangelicals I’m going to be facilitating a workshop discussion at the Denver event. The workshop details aren’t up on the site but this is what Kathy and I came up with for the description. Engaging with people who believe differently than us [...]
chosen, blessed, broken
When Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, he summarized in these gestures his own life. Jesus is chosen from all eternity, blessed at his baptism in the Jordan River, broken on the cross, and given as bread to the world. Being chosen, blessed, broken, and given is the [...]
Just sayin…
I’m sitting here watching my girls play in pop fountains and allowing thoughts to pop in my head… It just occurred to me that the society that doesn’t allow its children to swear (esp. girls) is the same society that encourages its boys to participate in violent role play. … I’m not saying we should encourage our [...]