Though I am not of the opinion that ecclesiastical name change is the answer, McLaren makes a valid point concerning many "Protestant’s" approach to the Bible. He wrote,
Protestants have paid more attention to the Bible than any other group, but sadly, much of their Bible study was undertaken to fuel their efforts to prove [...]
Today after worship we had a shared meal and communion (I’m working
hard to not say "pot-luck.") The food was great, everyone seemed to
have a good time and our sense of community grew. It always does when
people spend time laughing, listening and sharing together.
Toward the end of the service we moved into communion and spent time
considering [...]
It’s worth thinking about – that the Catholic Church truly believes that the church cannot preach a Gospel of God’s mercy in Jesus without performing works of mercy in Jesus’ name. Words of grace do not sound real unless accompanied by works of grace. And more than just how it comes off, the works of [...]
So a few of the men from Grace got together again to continue our discussion of eschatology. Before we can get to the popular stuff (Jesus’ second coming, the resurrection, etc.) of "general eschatology," we are beginning with what Berkhof calls "individual eschatology" (death, immortality of the soul and the intermediate state). Today we talked [...]
Derek Webb was interviewed before a concert at the University of Florida. It’s worth a read.
Christians have this really nasty habit of only
engaging with art and culture that has a Christian label on it. You
have to learn how to find truth, you have to learn how to find beauty,
you have to learn how to discern [...]
I am the Lead Pastor of Redeemer Fellowship, husband to Jen, Dad to Katherine, Elias and Madeline - and the short, bald guy in Starbucks writing in a Moleskine journal.
