"Good People" - "Bad People" and careless Anti-Semitism.
"Good People" - "Bad People" and careless Anti-Semitism.
Ezekiel 34:7-11 (Barely Adapted)
"Therefore, you Christian shepherds of Alabama, hear the word of the Lord
Micah 3 (adapted slightly)
Micah 3 (adapted slightly)
Standing up to Empires.
Christians come from a tradition of heroes who stood up to Empires and Kings…
Should Christians serve Sinners?
A common question I get asked is whether a Christian should serve people whom they believe are living a "sinful lifestyle."
Follow-up: On quoting from Leviticus:
It was an intentional choice to quote from Leviticus yesterday…
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"YOU SHALL LOVE THE [FOREIGNER] AS YOURSELF"
What if my family were the refugees?
Who is in Charge?
Who is in Charge?
What we do not know...
Measuring Stick
The measuring stick of any human system
About TRUTH
We understand everything we experience or perceive from within a storyline our mind has constructed over the course of our life so far.
Jesus was an undocumented, middle-eastern, refugee...
The central figure of Christianity - Jesus - was an undocumented, middle-eastern, refugee.
Understanding Others Solutions
We can't understand the solutions other people arrive at until we understand the problems they are trying to solve.
A very incomplete list of books I hope you read.
A very incomplete list of books I hope you read.
Mature Rebellion.
Often in life the problem is not that we are rebellious - but that we’re are not nearly rebellious enough.
The Problem with Prophets
Prophets are such a pain in the ass.
Whom *you* crucified.
'They’ killed Jesus because he was an total disappointment to their expectation + a threat to their worldview… and they would have gotten away with it if God had not raised Jesus and named Him ruler + rescuer.
the miracle of understanding
Those moments, when we are able to hear another human’s voice + understand what they are actually communicating, are great miracles
Shepherd’s Tales
Why reveal the birth of a king to the likes of smelly, lonely shepherds?
Hope must be Embodied.
We must embody our hope.