Last week I asked, “What should Christians do about War and Peace?” Sunday was the 15th anniversary of 9/11, so we talked about these two important responses. Just War and Pacifism. There are other ways to approach the response to evil in the world, but just war and pacifism tend to be the two primaryContinue reading “War and Peace and Christians”
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What should Christians do about War and Peace? – On the 15th anniversary of 9/11
On September 11th, 2001, Michelle and I were in Kingston, Jamaica. We had been there for a year as church-planting missionaries. That morning I was down the road at our co-workers house feeding their rabbits. Our co-workers, the Kay family, were out of town, and we were taking care of things for them. Michelle calledContinue reading “What should Christians do about War and Peace? – On the 15th anniversary of 9/11”
Babies in the Water (or what is broken in society and how to fix it?)
You don’t have to search far and wide to come across preachers of doom and gloom. Especially in an election year. Especially in this election year. Listen to the news and speeches from candidates and you can get the idea that our country is teetering on the precipice of total implosion. Personally, I don’t believeContinue reading “Babies in the Water (or what is broken in society and how to fix it?)”
God does not have an individual plan for your life
Last week I introduced yesterday’s sermon about knowing and doing the will of God, by bringing up the idea of soulmates. Does God have that one perfect person for you to be with for the rest of your life? There are plenty of other areas that we could talk about when it comes to discerningContinue reading “God does not have an individual plan for your life”
Soulmates? Really? (Is it possible to know God’s will for your life?)
Have you ever felt like you wish God would just speak to you in an audible voice and tell you exactly what to do? There are so many situations. See if you have ever heard yourself thinking one of these: What does God want me to do with my life? Which boy or girl doesContinue reading “Soulmates? Really? (Is it possible to know God’s will for your life?)”
A Discussion Guide for Church Leaders and Followers!
A few weeks ago I started creating discussion guides that Faith Church’s small group leaders could use if they wanted to guide their group through a further consideration of a recent sermon. Last week I introduced the sermon saying that the concept of “majority rules” could be good, but also really bad. Faith Church isContinue reading “A Discussion Guide for Church Leaders and Followers!”
How “majority rules” can be so good and so bad
Do you believe that “majority rules?” I am reminded of the game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and their “Ask The Audience” tool. If a contestant doesn’t know the answer to a trivia question, they have the option, one-time only, to ask the audience which answer the audience would choose. Audience members thenContinue reading “How “majority rules” can be so good and so bad”
When Christians should stop inviting people to church
I appreciate a good provocative title. My wife says if I use them too much, people will become callous to them. She’s right. But I really am serious about the title of this blog post. At first I titled it “WHY Christians should stop inviting people to church.” But that was a smidge misleading, andContinue reading “When Christians should stop inviting people to church”
What in the world is Christian “outreach”?
It has been a few years, but for a long time every fall Faith Church held a Harvest Bazaar. Before that it was called a Christmas Bazaar. Many people in our congregation would cook up a storm in their kitchens, creating delicacies for the bake shop. Others would staff the snack shop, making amazing chickenContinue reading “What in the world is Christian “outreach”?”
The extremely important teaching of Jesus that Google (and maybe your church) is missing
Today while writing this post, I googled “the one thing Jesus taught us to do.” I was looking for an image to illustrate the reflection that I usually write about the previous Sunday’s sermon. The results of my image search were very interesting. Can you predict which result was the most frequent? Prayer. I guessContinue reading “The extremely important teaching of Jesus that Google (and maybe your church) is missing”
Engaging Scripture 