PART 2: What’s the Big Idea? Now I've done it. I've become so excited about researching and writing on this topic that I have to repent of my previous commitment to keep this series to
Adam and/or Eve are mentioned a handful of times in the New Testament, always with something helpful to teach us. In this post, we'll look at those instances and ask how these references contribute to
One of the things that I love about our church community is how we live out a real-world diversity-in-unity that is summed up in the Greek word HOMOTHUMADON: literally, a raging passion for unity. (See
I hope you, like me, base your faith on Jesus - not young-earth-creationism or old-earth-evolution or Intelligent-Design or any other origin theory. This disposition allows us to follow the evidence wherever it leads concerning how
This blog post is backwards. I'm not going to say much, but instead I'm asking YOU to to do most of the talking. This Sunday at The Meeting House we begin a new series called
In my early twenties I was ready to give up on Jesus. Not because of intellectual objections or disagreements with his right to be the Lord of my life. Rather, it was purely emotional—immature, childish,
(RE)UNION 9 of 10 Just a friendly reminder today that the biblical word for "faith" (pistis) is the same word for "faithfulness" (also pistis). We are saved by faith (trust) which will manifest itself in
(RE)UNION 8 OF 10 Self-transcendence (getting out of ourselves and connected to a higher reality) is what God designed us for. Like headphones, we aren't really being what we were made to be until we
(RE)UNION 7 OUT OF 10 Sometimes I hear from someone who says, "I like your book(s), but I disagree with you about religion - I think it's a good thing." Do we really disagree about religion?
(RE)UNION 6 OF 10 - Read chapter 9 of (re)union The good news of the kingdom meets our fundamental human need for purpose and meaning in life. On Sunday I said that the gospel of Jesus