This begins a series over the next 2 days that were written a month ago. It is interesting to read them now. I will tweak the intros to each, but I fear that they will be ongoing issues until we seriously revisit some of our flimsy thinking behind these subjects. Hurricane Sandy was only one … Continue reading »
Two odd things have converged in my little pastoral office lately – both involve signs and they both impact how we think about God. The first is that I was given a little daily calendar with actual church sign messages. They range from clever (rarely) to cheesy and all the way to painful. Sign #1 … Continue reading »
I have always been suspicious of that second sentence. Usually it is the obvious second sentence that is preceded by the unstated first sentence. “We hold these truth to be self-evident” is a great second sentence. The problem is that it is often put forward as a first sentence. People just start with “We hold these … Continue reading »
In the weeks since Pentecost I have posted 2 blogs about the Bible (A Funny Thing Happened and Poetics) and then 2 about personal prophecy (Why didn’t God tell me? and Process). I love the conversations that have ensued and am amazed at the number of questions that have been generated. Recently I was asked … Continue reading »
I’m passing this work on to you, my son Timothy. The prophetic word that was directed to you prepared us for this. All those prayers are coming together now so you will do this well, fearless in your struggle, keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. - 1 Timothy 1:18 (Message) Do … Continue reading »
by Bo Sanders Three interesting conversations have recently merged in my little corner of the interwebs: The Republican presidential primaries have brought to the limelight some very complex subjects like race, economics, and religion that are handled with stereotypical banter, generally at increased volume. Santorum is an uber-Catholic, Romney is Mormon, Newt wants the Evangelical … Continue reading »
I left off in part 2 by imagining what might be on the other side of the ‘bridge’ after we get past the two trolls of colonial christianity and environmental dualism. My hope is that there is a different way to be in the world. I admit that we can’t go back. We can’t undo … Continue reading »
I love the controversy that surrounded Tim Tebow – I just hate what his fan do with his success. It is irresponsible and un-Biblical. I have said before that I respect Tim and that he does not think God helps the Broncos win football games. Why I love Tim: He works incredibly hard, has an … Continue reading »
I blog both here at at Homebrewed Christianity. Sometimes after a post rotates off the front page over then I re-post it here for ongoing conversation. Several weeks ago I had fun looking at the difference between Tim Tebow’s* faith and what his zealous (mostly evangelical & charismatic) fans do with it. I took some … Continue reading »
My posts on Tim Tebow and Pat Robertson were so well received I thought I would comment on one more incident this week. You may have heard that another football player made non-sports headlines this week when he admitted that he now believes in curses. You can read the story of Payton Hillis here. You … Continue reading »
