Following Jesus: The Best Gun Control Ever!
The Central Valley of California is similar to most of rural America. It’s an area with lots of traditional folks, many who love God and desire to serve Christ in all things. Places like the Valley at...
View ArticleIs Preaching Nonviolence Bad for Evangelism?
Many in the evangelical realm, especially pastors and lay leaders committed to church growth, believe that proclaiming the revolutionary vision of nonviolence and Kingdom allegiance is antithetical to...
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North Korea may bomb the hell out of us and blow us to smithereens, yet we...
At the moment, I have the unfortunate luck to commute about an hour to and from work every day. Dont get me wrong, I love my current job and realize Im blessed to have it, but the drive can be a bit...
View ArticleCorrective Strategies and Themes for Understanding the Book of Revelation...
After my most popular status update ever affirmed it a few months back, I’ve decided to do some intentional thinking about the book of Revelation. These posts will be scattered for a time, but will...
View ArticleFight: “Erasing Hell” co-author defends nonviolence in a new book!
Preston Sprinkle, co-author of Erasing Hell (with Francis Chan), has written a book that ought to be exciting the progressive end of the evangelical world – Fight: A Christian Case for Nonviolence....
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Love Without Agenda: Moving our Spiritual Goalposts from Heaven and Hell to...
Editor’s Note: This post is part of the Red Letter Book Club. It is a review of Jimmy Spencer’s book, “Love Without Agenda: Moving Our Spiritual Goalposts from Heaven and Hell to Wholeness.”...
View ArticleIf Jesus is a pansy, I want to be one too – Reflections on Christlikeness
Recently a pastor wrote an article about why God is not a pacifist. Not only so, he argued that Jesus (the “God-human”) is also not a pacifist and never taught such. He went on to claim that Jesus...
View Article5 Church-Types to Probably Avoid
For the past several years I’ve been wrestling with my vision of church. Often, pessimism wins out. And, although I still believe that the church is the hope of the world – when it is in Christ – I...
View ArticleA Land without a People for a People without a Land? – Zionism, Jesus, &...
I’m writing this article from Israel/Palestine. I’ve partnered with The Global Immersion Project to learn from peacemakers in the region in order to apply their vision of peace both at home and...
View Article5 Church-Types to Probably NOT Avoid, but Embrace
Recently I reflected upon 5 Church-Types to Probably Avoid. My list (which for the explanation of each point you will need to check out that post as well) was as follows: 1) A church in which “Truth”...
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