Tag Archives: Relationships
Blessed Are Those Who Persecute? by Matt Stone
I have found that when I approach my Pagan neighbours with respect, more often than not they are respectful towards me. And when I listen in order to understand, they are happy to enter into conversation and are open to … Continue reading
In the Beginning…made in the Image of God
Today I have fewer questions for my friends about their salvation and need for redemption and more about who they are and what their hopes and fears for the future are. From my perspective some are further from God today … Continue reading
5 churchy phrases that are scaring off millennials | OnFaith
The millennials are leaving the church, and nobody seems quite sure what to do about it. … Here is what I can tell you about millennials: We grew up on easy answers, catchphrases and cliché, and if we’ve learned anything, … Continue reading
Reforming Evangelicalism: Becoming Trinitarian Dance Partners | Blood Stained Ink
The confession of Nicaea is not merely information to believed, but it is the relational logic for the life of the Church, which itself is nothing other than our collective participation in the divine dance. Our preaching of the gospel … Continue reading
The conversation about Heaven and Hell | The Life-Charged Life
Let’s talk about this. I’m a Jesus Follower; I know that Jesus is the source of light and life; I want others to know that kind of life-charged life; I believe that the decision to follow Jesus is the best … Continue reading
Month of Thanksgiving
Day Five: For my son, Will. I praise God for the gift of my son who has been such a blessing, even when that blessing was well disguised. Kathy and I were living in Kentucky, students in Seminary when we … Continue reading
Why I Don’t Want a Progressive or Conservative Church
I used to think that I wanted a progressive church, and when I first started out on my church planting endeavor, that was what I tried to do. I now realize that this is not what we should be doing … Continue reading
Sunday, September 22, 2013: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and Psalm 79:1-9 Amos 8:4-7 and Psalm 113 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13
Grace and Peace 