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November 2018

November 29, 2018

Forsaking Church As We Know It To Experience Church As God Intended

Someone once said that if you want to save something, you first have to...

November 29, 2018

Our Divine Potential

The question usually gets framed as something like: “Do you believe that humans are all...

November 28, 2018

No Jesus? No Christ. Know Jesus? Know Christ.

Trying to clarify a bit more how I understand the Christ consciousness, as some call...

November 24, 2018

Christlike (But Not Christ)

The other day, a friend responded to one of my posts by saying that...

November 21, 2018

Undeserved Love?

There we were, sitting in a new church on a Sunday morning. Having just...

November 16, 2018

Childlike Wisdom

It was about 9 years ago. I was sitting in the floor of our den,...

November 15, 2018

Thankful Every Hour

Now that we’ve moved to Idaho, Wendy and I are really starting to miss our...

November 09, 2018

For God So Hated The World?

If Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory is true, then we need to re-write John chapter...

November 07, 2018

Why Sports Tribalism Is Worse Than Other Tribalism

I wrote an article recently about the dangers of Tribalism and how Jesus invites us...

November 06, 2018

Why John 3:16 Isn’t About The Crucifixion

In preparation for an upcoming online debate about PSA [Penal Substitutionary Atonement] Theory, I started...

November 02, 2018

One Tribe: There Is Only Us

Tribalism is human nature. We tend to gather with those who are most like us....

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Blessed Are Those Who Are Born That Way

When God established rules for who could – and who could not – enter...

October 30, 2018

Stop Waiting For Jesus To Return To Fix Everything

Christians, we have a huge problem. Instead of following the teachings of Jesus, we’re mostly...

October 26, 2018

Action Figures

Nearly every Saturday morning I used to drive my two teenage boys up to...

October 24, 2018

Why Undocumented Immigrants Are A Blessing From God

In spite of how often we hear that immigrants are a drain on our economy...

October 19, 2018

Is Crucifixion Necessary For Us To Enter the Kingdom?

In preparation for an upcoming debate about the doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement, my adversary...

October 04, 2018

My Statement of Faith

Someone asked me what my statement of faith was today. Honestly, I’ve never really...

October 04, 2018

The Kingdom Reality

The Kingdom of God is the present reality which breaks into this illusion of ours...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

The Movement Will Not Be Televised (But It Will Be On Facebook)

I’ve started to notice a subtle shift in the atmosphere the last few years, and...

September 28, 2018

A Little Stab of Fear

So much of what we hear from today’s Evangelical Christians is permeated with fear. It’s...

September 21, 2018

Success, Failure and the Kingdom of God

The Kingdom of God is for losers. Those who are blind, broken, forgotten, poor, marginalized,...

September 19, 2018

Table Lessons by Jason Elam and Keith Giles

On the last night before his execution, Jesus gathered at the table with some of...

September 15, 2018

The Spirit Often Contradicts What Is Written

Quite often when I suggest that believers today can hear the voice of Jesus and...

September 13, 2018

Over 7,000 Pastors Admit They Don’t Follow Jesus

Over 7,000 pastors have signed John MacArthur's "Anti-Social Justice Proclamation," making it crystal clear that...

September 13, 2018

Mission Accomplished

A little over 11 years ago, my wife Wendy and I responded to a...

September 07, 2018

New Perspective on God’s Wrath [Guest post by Steven Kline]

A passage in Psalm 18 really stood out to me this morning: “With the merciful...

September 06, 2018

What If Jesus Doesn’t Know You?

Have you ever come across a verse and said to yourself: "Hmm...this verse can't mean...

September 05, 2018

Why Do Christians Divide Over Doctrine?

It happens all the time. Christians who disagree over a particular doctrine decide that...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

The Healing Power of Community

I have to share a video with everyone about addiction – which is not the...

August 28, 2018

What We Have In Common With Muslims

Most Christians I know fully embrace Judaism. They love the Jewish faith. They use Jewish...