I’ve been to a few baseball games this year. I’ve kind of sworn off of NFL games, but not because of Colin Kaepernick. It traces back to the arrogance of the NFL, willfully ignored the concussion issue, and I could go on about that. Continue reading “The Flag, the Anthem, the First Amendment”
Book Review — God-Soaked Life: Discovering a Kingdom Spirituality
The book begins with: “Imagine the day after your death.”
You have my attention. Continue reading “Book Review — God-Soaked Life: Discovering a Kingdom Spirituality”
The political Jesus
Jesus’ own message was incendiary. It’s worth hearing the words again: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news” (Mark 1:15). Jesus was relativizing the authority of all human government: the power of the Herodian dynasty in Galilee, the Roman governor in Judea, the religious council of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, even Caesar ruling from his distant throne in Rome. The kingdom of God is a seditious and subversive proclamation. — Chris Webb, God Soaked Life: Discovering a Kingdom Spirituality Continue reading “The political Jesus”
How powerful is the cross of Jesus Christ?
“So completely does the crucified Christ encompass everything pertaining to the Gospel for Paul that he could tell the Corinthians that he ‘resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified’ (1 Cor. 2:2).” — Greg Boyd, Crucifixion of the Warrior God
The beauty of sacrament
The basic definition of sacrament is simple: “an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.” — Chris Webb, God- Soaked Life
“Eat This Book” — Gospel of Mark
On Sundays we are going through the New Testament at Heights Church. We are taking in big quantities of Scripture each week to reset the story of God in our hearts and minds. Continue reading ““Eat This Book” — Gospel of Mark”
Praying the Scripture
This week we are exploring 1-2 Thessalonians and Philemon at Heights Church.
There are two “big” questions that probably jump out in our reading. But I don’t want to go there. Continue reading “Praying the Scripture”
