The Problem Jesus Came to Solve (Part 3)
Let’s come from a different angle to continue our efforts to understand the problem that Jesus came to solve. I have made much of the idea that we formulate our […]
The Problem Jesus Came to Solve (Part 2)
“The thief comes to steal, to kill and to destroy, but I came that you might all behave really really well until I come back” Not Jesus
The Problem Jesus Came to Solve
What if the problem that Jesus came to solve could actually prevent us from understanding the problem that Jesus came to solve?
I Argued with God: He Won.
Fittingly enough I was in a cow pasture, surrounded, by, well, cow products. I was in a surly mood, and I was preparing to duke it out with God. Yeah, […]
Authority
In the devils’ personal war on words, the word “authority” is one of his favorite victims. I think he chooses his targets based on how much God likes them and […]
What is the Product of the Church?
I have been involved in way too many conversations about designing metrics to help measure and ultimately improve the effectiveness of “the church”. I struggle deeply with this conversation every […]
What is the Church?
Some of them stand with signs claiming that their venomous hate represents the God of the Universe. Some of them gather in buildings identified by signs and systems. Some of […]
I Forgot How to Dream
“I had lost the ability to dream, and it’s just now coming back”, she said, half smiling and half lamenting.
Cardiac Optometrist
I saw it again on Twitter this week, the same thing I saw again and again when I spent my days as a marriage counselor. Another husband was perplexed by […]
What Kind of God Makes All Things New by Dying?
Right outside the Old City of Jerusalem, about two blocks away from a bustling marketplace is a tomb. No one is in it.
