God seems to talk to me while I’m in the shower. That’s probably too much information but it’s true and the detail is important to my story. Today, he reminded me that living for him is something which he does. Walking in The Way means getting out of the way and letting the Son of…… Continue reading Out of the way and into The Way
Tag: Jesus
You Can Keep It
In the wake of various rallies which have taken place over the weekend regarding religion and the free exercise thereof, a question springs to my mind: “Who Would Jesus Protest?” Before you throw that question out as irrelevant, remember that Jesus lived and ministered in a highly-charged political environment. Jesus interacted with several political entities…… Continue reading You Can Keep It
Religious Unbelief
The Bible warns against unbelief but not against atheism per se. How could the writers of the Scriptures have warned against atheism? There weren’t any atheists. I’ve heard commentators on a local Christian radio station aim Psalm 14:1 (“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”) at atheists. Of course the implication becomes,…… Continue reading Religious Unbelief
Do You Know Jack?
I’ve recently been discussing the idea of truth with an acquaintance. Is it possible to know the truth? Where is truth to be found? We can discover truths by observations in nature or Scripture, but the challenge becomes assembling truths into a coherent model of reality or the truth. Of course, nobody knows how many…… Continue reading Do You Know Jack?
King of Pain
Remember the song, “Doctor My Eyes” by Jackson Browne? For you younger folks, here is a link to his performance of it: http://youtu.be/pCTYxIsLThA I believe this song accurately describes life in a fallen kingdom. I’ve been thinking today about our amazing capacity for denial. Somehow we’re able to hurt, be hurt, or see hurt and…… Continue reading King of Pain
Stop Going to Worship
Why do Christians “go to church?” Many people would respond, “to worship God.” I don’t want to nix that notion entirely because I believe that we worship wherever we are, but I can’t find anything in the New Testament which suggests that our corporate meetings are or ought to be any more worshipful than the…… Continue reading Stop Going to Worship
Swept Away
I saw The Great Commission with fresh eyes again today. Here it is: 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and…… Continue reading Swept Away
The Normal Christian Life
Watchman Nee, a twentieth century Chinese church planter and teacher, said: “What is the normal Christian life? We do well at the outset to ponder this question. The object of these studies is to show that it is something very different from the life of the average Christian. Indeed a consideration of the written Word…… Continue reading The Normal Christian Life
The Parable of Fish
There once was a poor farming village. The sandy ground bore little fruit despite the daily toil of the inhabitants. They fought over the meager produce and the weak starved to death. No one considered leaving the village because the leaders, out of desire to maintain control, had told everyone that they were surrounded for miles and…… Continue reading The Parable of Fish
Nathan Wilkerson 