The Church is God saying, "I'm throwing a banquet, and all the mismatched, messed-up people are invited. Here, have some wine."
04171 – Churches and God’s Banquets
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04150 – Volunteers vs. Members
Language matters. That’s why if I hear that word “volunteer” one more time in a church setting, I’m going to officially nominate the word for the “Annoying Word of the Year” award. The church is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing Christ to life, not through...
04149 – Duct-Taping the Past?
The church is coming apart at the seams right before our eyes...Stop duct-taping the past and listen! A sower went out to sow.
04133 – Defining Ourselves
We can't be the Church if we choose to overlook some members of the Body of Christ. If we define who we are by who we are leaving out, it begs the question: Have we ever let Christ in?
04130 – What Makes Absence Hurt?
There is no sense of absence where there has been no sense of presence. What makes absence hurt, what makes it ache, is the memory of what used to be there but is no longer. Absence is the arm flung across the bed in the middle of the night, the empty space where a...
04117 – Why Do Christians Sing?
Why do Christians sing when they are together? The reason is, quite simply, because in singing together it is possible for them to speak and pray the same Word at the same time; in other words, because here they can unite in the Word. There should be singing, not only...
04109 – Obey Men or Obey God?
If religious patriarchy was true, the angel of the Lord would have spoken first to Manoah about the miraculous conception of Samson. Instead, he spoke to Manoah’s wife—a woman—alone (Judges 13:2-24). If religious patriarchy was true, the angel Gabriel would have...
04095 – Mary Magdalene Mattered
All four gospels witness to Mary Magdalene as the premier witness to the resurrection - alone or in a group, but in all cases named by name. . . All four gospels insist that when the other disciples are fleeing, Mary Magdalene stands firm. She does not run, she does...
04078 – Who’s In, Who’s Out
Making a list of which sinners are welcome in the church and which sinners are not goes against the teaching of the Gospel.
04050 – When Our Story is Told…
When our story is told a century from now--and it will be--how much of the American church ran after idols and delusions, false christs and conspiracies, history will not only fault the pastors for not confronting us with the truth, but the congregations who forbade...