The origins of the Bible are fascinatingly complex, much more than I had understood as a younger believer. Why would God let it be so complex?
Was the Bible Created, Intelligently Designed, or Evolved? Read More »
Jonah was so opposed to the people of Nineveh that he couldn’t abide God’s forgiveness of them. There are parallels with evangelical Christians’ insistence that God punish people in a fiery hell for all eternity. Is that insistence righteous?
Rejecting A Jonah Spirit Read More »
Jesus’ signs to John the Baptist’s disciples were all tangible and immediately restorative… except preaching the good news to the poor. Why is that? Or did we misunderstand it?
Signs For John the Baptist and For Us Read More »
The younger generation of Christians are looking a lot more like Caleb and Joshua than like Moses. They’re willing to go at risk with the Lord into a dangerous but bountiful new land. And it’s stirring up a lot of anger among the elders.
A Caleb Generation Read More »
How often do we cling to something not because we believe it, but because we can’t risk not believing it?
Counting the Cost of Change Read More »
“This IS the revival that you were praying for. And you’re calling it heresy.” What if revival looks nothing like we think?
What Revival Really Looks Like Read More »
Self-appointed gatekeepers over our religious and moral systems are destroying the people’s ability to connect with the Lord’s Kingdom. What is our response supposed to be?
Self-Appointed Gatekeepers Read More »
The 4th commandment, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.” uses the Hebrew words nasah, shem, and shav, and might equally be translated “Your life shall not demonstrate an inaccurate representation of the reputation and renown and fame of the Lord your God.”
Hanging On For Dear Life Read More »
Let me tell you a short story about a long eternity. I’m not so convinced any more about the doctrine of hell and eternal punishment which I grew up understanding it as an absolute certainty, and something that I was told orthodox Christians had believed since Jesus apparently taught the doctrine in the Gospels.
For Two Billion years… Read More »
Peter’s dream of unclean food challenged his world view about who was acceptable to God. I find that God is repeating that in my life, challenging me to reconsider who the Lord accepts today.
Peter’s Vision: An Inclusive Gospel Read More »
