Yesterday, I watched Brian McLaren present his view of the Gospel as “Your kingdom come to earth.” Brian is one of my favorite heretics. His beliefs are heavily influenced by deconstructionist views of Scripture, and always appear to be foundationally sound at first. Unfortunately, his presentation often obscures his view of Scripture. His view of… Read More »
The Burn, post 3
As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four… Read More »
The Burn, post 2
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this has touched thy lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. [Isaiah 6:6-7, KJV] Fire… Read More »
The Burn, post 1
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. [Revelation 3:15-16, KJV] How can we not be totally on fire? Day after day millions of Christ followers… Read More »
Prayer Journey, part 4
We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. [1 Thessalonians 1:2-3] There are three areas of strength in the Thessalonian church which Paul thanks… Read More »
Prayer Journey, part 3
First of all, then I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,… Read More »
Prayer Journey, part 2
I [Apostle Paul] desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness… Read More »
Prayer Journey, part 1
God, here we are. There aren’t a lot of us And there isn’t much to any of us. You are driving us, We’re trusting you to be in charge But could you give us a hint as to where we’re going? When it comes to prayer, we sure can talk a… Read More »
An Unorthodox definition of success
It seems like lately church leaders have started to define success in interesting ways. Everything possible is used as a definition of success – from numbers to square footage to the latest technology. It is even defined by our style of dress. (Who hasn’t seen a trendy pastor wearing an outfit that says, ‘I could… Read More »
Who leads the church?
Recently, I’ve encountered a few articles on the leaders of local churches. N.T. Wright put together a great article on why he is opposed to homosexuals being ordained to the ministry, and Jimmy Carter discussed leaving the Southern Baptist Convention over the issue of equality for women in ministry. I encountered these articles more as… Read More »
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