Intersections

Sometimes a story makes the point … we must be a blessing to the world …

Rick at Aintsobad relayed a story. Pay attention to the end of the story and the phrase, “Sometimes I remember to be like Him.”

Here is the story – grab a kleenex.

LaraBeth
The first time I saw Larabeth she sat straddle the rail of the overpass bridge. In … Continue reading

Read More

Our preferences for blessing expose our lack of attentiveness …

Brian McLaren wrote an article on how efforts to renew the church are often misguided. In the article McLaren quotes the late missiologist Leslie Newbigin.

Lesslie Newbigin often spoke of the greatest heresy of monotheism (in its Jewish, Christian, and Islamic forms): cherishing Clause A of the Abrahamic call Continue reading

Read More

Layers of Meaning … The Lord’s Supper

Johnny Baker posted the following from another blog. I found it an excellent refection on further implications of the Lord’s Supper.

When we take the Lord?s Supper, we aren?t just agreeing to a theological principle or performing a dutiful act of remembrance like laying flowers on a grave. The Continue reading

Read More

Like this discipleship post …

Aintsobad” does a good job of expressing my understanding of discipleship.

Discipleship
Argue with me about this one, please.

My view of discipleship over the years has been all wrong. The errors have been two-fold.

One, I look back on my practice of evangelism/discipleship and note that … Continue reading

Read More

Questions we will deal with for some time … searching for a better way to intersect life and faith …

Caught in the Middle” points out the dilemma new millenia bring. How do we interface with the culture around us. Great points to ponder.

Christ and culture
There are a couple of books that I’ve read recently that consider the Christian’s place (and the church’s place) in … Continue reading

Read More