Maybe our definition of sin needs some work. . .
Most of us have defined sin as “missing the mark.” That is a pretty good rendering of the Greek word for sin. But does missing the mark really seem so bad?
“Oh well, I missed the mark. Better luck next time.” Continue reading
Dancing and the Bible
“God is dead.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Those three simple words became a movement under German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. He once wrote in a letter to a friend:
“If these Christians want me to believe in their god, they’ll have to sing better songs, they’ll have to look more like people who have been saved, they’ll have to wear on their countenance the joy of the beatitudes. I could only believe in a god who dances.”[1] Continue reading
I believe that Jesus still speaks. What He says today does not come with the same authority as the Holy words in the Bible. But He is alive right now and He’s not disengaged or disinterested. Continue reading
One of my deepest convictions is that the Church of the 21st century needs to further develop their theology of suffering. We have focused so much on a “me” centered gospel that it has left us completely unprepared for the days leading up to Christ’s return. Continue reading
I grew up in a pretty conservative home. We didn’t drink, smoke or dance. Well, we almost never danced. . .
There were a couple of occasions when my Dad, who was a pastor, pulled the blinds in our house so no parishioners could see in. He leafed through our record albums to find a big band recording and placed it in our hi-fi stereo. After setting the needle on just the right song, the music would play and my parents would dance. Continue reading
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