Further proof that I am a hopeless squish …
I too think both left and right far too often hold to the notion of a slippery slope as if it is the one truth – as if any deviation or debate is dangerous.
I too think both left and right far too often hold to the notion of a slippery slope as if it is the one truth – as if any deviation or debate is dangerous.
How might we relate to God differently if we shared his view of the 1?
Helping others doesn’t mean doing it when it is safe or comfortable.
But bringing the political labels Liberal and Conservative into a debate about Bible translation, and adding it to the larger culture war, strikes me as very bad idea
Stumbled upon a book/pamphlet at the library book sale called Duty by the famous Episcopalian Bishop Phillips Brooks. It includes this quote which I thought worth passing along: Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. [...]
Sexual immorality—whether actual or merely suspected—caught our attention, but the materialism, narcissism, and exploitation of children that preceded it was largely overlooked.
Some food for thought from Rob Bell in an interview with Christianity Today: You say, “Jesus wants to save us from making the Good News about another world and not this one.” What do you mean? The story is about God’s intentions to bring about a new heaven and a new earth, and the story [...]
I hope all of you are having a Blessed and Happy Easter! I wanted to share this wonderful prayer I heard at this morning’s service by our associate pastor Amy Aspey: Just like your disciples long ago, we peer into the tombs of our hearts. So many things fill our inner tombs-broken relationships, failed attempts [...]
Jared C Willson offers an excerpt from Your Jesus is Too Safe (coming in July from Kregel) and some good advice: The one tiny piece of advice I’d offer on how to see your painful journey as an act of God consecrating your life to his will is to work at consecrating each moment in [...]