Americans seem to worship efficiency and scale – and American Christians seem to apply Henry Ford’s innovations to building Christians, just like he built the Model T. But maybe that’s not the best way to advance the Kingdom of God.
Henry Ford Christians Read More »
Many Christians think of their church as a complete independent body. Thinking of it instead as a cell in a larger body – with all the corresponding interdependencies and diversity – could bring a much-needed overhaul to the Church.
Organic Church: The Death of Churchianity Read More »
Is God’s salvation truly limited to those with right beliefs? Or is Gal 2:20 better translated as living within the faithfulness of God’s son? One puts the burden on us to believe correctly. The other rests in the completed work of Jesus. And that covers everyone, not just those who believe the right things.
An interesting feature of universal reconciliation is God’s utter determination to win back every soul God has created, no matter the cost or time. But humans can also be incredibly stubborn.
Every Created Thing Read More »
I wrote a four-part series on the various Christian doctrines of the afterlife. Any evangelical has a pretty solid idea of heaven versus hell, and streets of gold versus fire and brimstone, but I’ve learned that the verses supporting those positions are not quite what I thought.
New Series: A Discussion of Individual Eschatology Read More »
Some thoughts on infant baptism and universal salvation. It no longer seems quite as alien an idea as it did when I was steeped in evangelical theology.
On Babies, Baptism, and Universal Salvation Read More »
Those maps showing a shrinking Palestine are widely disputed by Zionism supporters, but there are some major problems with those counter claims. But there’s a better way than political or military solutions.
About Those Maps of a Shrinking Palestine… Read More »
Some kinds of testimony probably do more harm than good. Too often, a story about ourselves comes across as an accusation about the other, and actually harms our witness. We can do better.
A Different Kind of Testimony Read More »
Did God stop speaking at the end of the first century AD? Did He tell us literally everything we need to know in the Bible? I’ve been thinking about the various basic approaches to reading and understanding the Bible. It seems to me that there are at least two related methods of Bible interpretation, and their interaction results in some rather different outcomes depending on your assumptions.
Is the Bible the Final Word? Read More »
Our testimony isn’t just for unbelievers. Sometimes it needs to be for our fellow Christians, inviting them to see a different perspective, expanding their existing awareness. And a gentle invitation is so much more effective than a demanding assault on what we see as error.
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