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The call to discipleship
I am working my way through Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, Discipleship, and I am challenged once again by the simplicity of the call to Jesus. Discipleship is commitment to Christ. Not the idea of Christ. Not the doctrine of Christ. Christ himself. Christianity without the living Jesus Christ remains necessarily a Christianity without discipleship; and a Christianity without discipleship is always…
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The CCM Mixtape experiment
“Christian Contemporary Music.” When I was growing up in a very fundamentalist church, it was the hot controversy. Amy Grant was good, until she wasn’t. Michael W Smith was fine, until he liked Amy Grant too much. So, I don’t have a long history with songs I remember. I want to do a MIX TAPE experiment with you. Put on…
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Let’s reintroduce Christ to our culture
This article intrigued me. Of course, it threw me off initially, but I’m used to “church” a certain way. Really… what are we used to when it comes to “church?” What I’m blown away with when I ready the New Testament is this: God isn’t bothered by small beginnings. Acts 19 is probably my favorite chapter in Acts. There was…
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Why still be a Christian?
This question comes up in an era of so many leaving the American church. There are quite a few stories of why many left. There are also stories of why people stayed. The Holy Post Podcast is bringing out a series with folks who have been vilified by the white evangelical church … and yet they still follow Jesus. Why?
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The beauty of written prayers
My journey into the Anglican Church has given me the gift of prayer in a different way. I still love praying in an extemporaneous way, but I’ve benefited from the prayers of those who have gone before.
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The most frightening book I’ve read this year
To this point, I’ve read 42 books in the year. It’s just my pace. I listen to a lot of audiobooks when I’m traveling, so that adds up quick. It’s slower than a lot of people… and why am I justifying how many books I’ve read?
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The gift of SEEING
David Brooks wrote a long piece (HERE) well worth your time. Three Jewish women and how they chose to live differently in the face of Nazism and death. Not just differently, but in a very radical way. All three were impacted by the gospel and followed Jesus.
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Our comfort in grief
I am currently reading through Job and it is a fresh read using the New Living Translation, which isn’t my normal translation. It’s helped me stay engaged. This reading is also helping me remember different places where I’ve heard teaching or sermons and this particular passage from Job 23 was one:
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Reading with pen in hand
I ran across an article about Richard Nixon’s method of reading books with a pen so he could write in the margins. (HERE) There was this quote from John Adams:
