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Category Archives: theology
The Kingdom’s Shadow
Quoting Shakespeare:
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances; Continue reading
the Kingdom of God on Earth
What would the kingdom of God look like if Christ were physically here? What should it be like since he is spiritually here? Continue reading
Advent Coming
Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD. Continue reading
Advent, Disconnected, Identity and Branding
We desire to be more than we are in life. We pretend to be more than little children playing a game. Matthew 11:16-17
Lions, parenting, & Advent
On December 4th I wrote “My son may or may not have made his debut by the time this post. Regardless I want to say I really look forward to having a son. It scares me. Few other things scare me anymore. I have one wonderful daughter and her mother is a awesome role model for her. My little son is going to be looking up to me to learn what it means to be a man. That is humbling.” I have a little lion cub that I have the honor to nurture as he becomes a lion of a man. This flows well with Advent. Continue reading
defining virtual church
Defining the term virtual church may be helpful for discussion. I haven’t found a consensus definition on the web or in books that I have read. I do appreciate any resources. The working definition provided may be lacking. Continue reading
Disconnected, virtual church
Douglas Estes in a Christianpost article defends the virtual church concept. He asks, “Isn’t church supposed to be about people in communion with God rather than the building? … Since when does the location of a church determine the quality of its community?” Continue reading
Disconnected, Jim Baker & Virtual Faith
In recent years there has been a move towards doing church online. The argument goes like this. People are busy, disconnected, aren’t coming to us, let’s make it easier by going to them virtually. The internet age has birthed internet ministries and now internet churches. Instead of joining a local congregation you join a virtual one. Why go to a building when you can go to church in your very own living room? Continue reading
Advent, humility
“If Jesus were here today, he wouldn’t be riding around on a donkey. He’d be taking a plane, he’d be using the media.” The person of Jesus according to Joel Osteen. Continue reading