I was recently in a conversation with a friend who said there is a concerted movement in the United States to destroy Christianity. Immediately yellow “Caution” signs flashed in my brain, and I thought, “Oh boy, where is this coming from, and where is this going?” My friend went on describe, with authority, that allContinue reading “How do we have conversations with people whose view of the world is so different from our own? – Preview”
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Maybe we should be kinder to robots? – A Theology of AI, Part 1
The news has been featuring Artificial Intelligence recently. It’s been a topic of interest for years, but in the past few weeks, you might be getting sick of how much you’ve heard about Artificial Intelligence, which is shortened to AI. Why has AI made the news recently? Because people think that Artificial Intelligence is learningContinue reading “Maybe we should be kinder to robots? – A Theology of AI, Part 1”
Does artificial intelligence make you nervous? – A Theology of AI, Preview
When you hear the words “artificial intelligence,” how do you feel? Do you feel uncertain? Maybe a little nervous? If you’ve been watching or reading the news over the last few years, you’ve almost certainly come across a story about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). If you’ve been reading or watching science fiction, you’veContinue reading “Does artificial intelligence make you nervous? – A Theology of AI, Preview”
Does our culture need to change? – Creating Culture, Part 1
What is a uniquely Christian approach to bringing change our culture? It’s a big question. Christians have many opinions about how to answer it. Often very different opinions. Before we can attempt an answer to the question, I think we need to examine the question. The question, “What is Christian approach to changing culture?” assumesContinue reading “Does our culture need to change? – Creating Culture, Part 1”
We do not shape the viewpoints of the news outlets we watch. They shape us. – A Uniquely Christian Approach to Culture Change, Preview
How do you normally get your news? Major network TV stations? Cable news networks? The newspaper? Social media? YouTube? Email updates? Thinking about your preferred news outlet, is it biased? Of course not, right? In a world of fake news, every news outlet now says that they are the one and only who is tellingContinue reading “We do not shape the viewpoints of the news outlets we watch. They shape us. – A Uniquely Christian Approach to Culture Change, Preview”
What we’ll be talking about during Current Events Week – November 2021: Preview
This coming week, we’ll be taking a break from our Ezekiel series because it is time for the next quarterly Current Events week. As always, for Current Events, I do a Google search scouring the headlines to see what everyone is talking about that we can bring biblical teaching to bear on. This week theContinue reading “What we’ll be talking about during Current Events Week – November 2021: Preview”
When you disagree with your church, you should stay? – Current Events Q3 2021, Part 5
What should you do when you disagree with your church, or with the people in your church? In the previous post, I referred to a podcast that lists three options. 1. Stay, but don’t speak up. 2. Stay and work for change. 3. Leave. If you haven’t read it already, check out the previous post,Continue reading “When you disagree with your church, you should stay? – Current Events Q3 2021, Part 5”
When to leave a church – Current Events Q3 2021, Part 4
This week I have been attempting to make the case that a church should be purple. What is a purple church? In a purple church family, we believe and live the principle that all people are equally loved in Christ, and thus we are one in Christ. As we saw in the previous posts (hereContinue reading “When to leave a church – Current Events Q3 2021, Part 4”
Why we are a Purple Church – Current Events Q3 2021, Part 1
This past November 2020, I preached one of my quarterly current events sermons right before the election. Earlier in the year, as I was planning the preaching schedule, it seemed wise to have a current events sermon the Sunday prior to what was shaping up to be a major political event. Of course, any presidentialContinue reading “Why we are a Purple Church – Current Events Q3 2021, Part 1”
What current events should we talk about? – Current Events 2021 Q3, Preview
This coming week we take a break from our Ezekiel series, because it is time for our once/quarter focus on Current Events. On the Monday before each Current Events week, I scour the headlines looking for ideas. There are so many possibilities. Over the last 18 months, quite frankly, our national headlines haven’t changed aContinue reading “What current events should we talk about? – Current Events 2021 Q3, Preview”
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