God’s holiness and glory, coupled with His imminence and nearness to His people is something that ought to transform daily. We, as His sheep, can cast our sins, our burdens, our cares on Him daily. The letter of Colossians focuses our minds on at least one great truth: Jesus is above all. He is truly …
This post is a follow up to the post: Critical Theory, Christianity, and Justice with a Capital J. It seems that parts of my last post on the subject of Critical Theory were either misunderstood or not written clearly. I suppose it is not totally unexpected on a subject such as this. Regardless, this follow-up …
Dealing with Critical (Theory) Disagreement: In The Pews Read More »
Given almost any odds, I would take the bet that you’ve heard of Critical Race Theory from somewhere lately. What used to trickle through college lectures is now pouring out in elementary classrooms. It’s in corporate team building exercises and commercials. All of a sudden, probably because mainstream news started picking up the topic, you …
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Sometimes, we are just tired. Not even the kind of tired that can be fixed with a good night’s sleep. The kind of tired that actually pulls away at your ability to sleep. It can slip into your bloodstream through the constant bad-news cycles we are subjected to seeing. It can slip in through that …
While it may be tempting to think differently, there are not really any new dangers to the Church as the years roll by. Dangers we face today are the same temptations that our forefathers faced, they just come dressed in shinier, digital garb. The enemies of the church aren’t new, they are just rebranded. Leaders …
Today may be the inauguration, but it looks anything but routine for our country. The military presence and precaution calls to mind more of a Russian “president’s” installation than a free country’s ceremonies that we are used too. Like any president I can remember, Joe Biden has published what he wants to accomplish in his …
2021 Has Quickly Upstaged 2020. The thinking of “New Year, New Me,” has been replaced with, “Same ol’, same ol’.” In the last year we saw a pandemic, people cooped up in their homes more than ever before (by force or by choice), an even more contentious presidential election than before (somehow), large-scale, nationwide protests, …
The Destruction of Disorder and the Kingdom that Cannot Be Shaken Read More »
Cutting off the nose to spite the face is one of humanity’s basest propensities: overreaction. To partake in this fine human tradition all one must do is hate a problem so much that they accidentally self-destruct instead of deconstructing the problem. If my roommate leaves shower dirty, so I set remove every shower and sink …
Cutting Off Our Nose To Site Our Faces: The Potential Fake In Our Awakening Read More »
Normally there are just a few people running around like Chicken Little. These days, if we’re honest, many more of us feel some solidarity with him. We might think the sky is falling because of Coronavirus. We might think the sky is falling because of the response to Coronavirus. We might think the sky is …
“Everything is Shaking,” and Other Things Uttered in an Earthquake Read More »
Let me start as I believe all good conversations start—putting all of the cards on the table. The reason I want to start this way, which may be risky, is because it serves the point of the article. So, let me get a few things out of the way off the top. The point of …
The Masked versus the Masked-Nots: Local Church Unity in the COVID Era Read More »
How then shall we live? After all of our discussion about race, justice, history, sociology, economics, law, and politics, we have just one question left to ask: how then, shall we live? In view of all of these things, in view of the issues, the hard truths, the false truths, etc., what are we to …
Introduction: Brand New Eyes Rightfully so, everyone is talking about issues with law enforcement, police brutality, and racism. We all saw the footage of George Floyd being suffocated in the street by a Minnesota Police Officer. For many, this is the first time that they really perceived an instance of police brutality with their own …
Watching the conversation of Coronavirus, George Floyd, and our ability to move on far too quickly. Do not forsake [wisdom], and she will preserve you;Love her, and she will keep you.Wisdom is the principal thing;Therefore get wisdom.And in all your getting, get understanding.Proverbs 4:6-7 One of the most powerful aspects of social media’s influence on our lives is …
First, I feel as though an apology is in order: I’m late to the party. And I know that everyone in the world is waiting for me to write something about Coronavirus (sarcasm obvious, Any advice I stumble through giving in this article isn’t so much applicable to us as we “enter into” the coronavirus, …
Celebrating Jesus’ ascension is probably not a date that is circled on your calendar alongside Easter, Christmas, or even a Memorial Day cookout. It certainly is not on my calendar. Perhaps one of the most under-applied pieces of doctrine in our churches today is the topic of Christ’s ascension to His heavenly throne, to the …
The Ascension of Jesus Matters For Us Today: Five Reasons Read More »
For most people in the Western Church, I would venture to say the answer to the question above is “not all that often.” How often are you actually, legitimately humbled by God; by His size and greatness compared to your finiteness and insignificance in comparison? Pride runs deeper than we know, and if we have …
We must become people that fight daily to tell others about him. No matter how secure we may seem, the urgency of eternity is always closer than we like to admit.
Kanye’s album is everywhere—especially in Christian circles. Kanye’s recent testimony has been well documented, and it’s encouraging to hear. You won’t be shocked, though, that this whole story has created waves online. It’s 2019, after all, everything has to make waves online. Rather than getting swept away, I want to pull out a few lessons …
Kanye, Christian, Churches, and Compulsive Commentary Read More »
There is a common experience across the Midwest, the Bible Belt, or the American South: the Cultural Christian. This book, “The Unsaved Christian” (by Dean Inserra) is written for them. Not to them, but for them. Which is exactly why it is so helpful. Inserra opens by relating a story about leaving seminary and heading …
Hurry up. I am a progress person. A productivity person. But, everything in life cuts both ways. Every sword has two edges. The same attitude that drives me to productivity also opens the door to be anxious and controlling. The good desire to make progress can also turn into a white-knuckled grasping at the straws …
