Biblical Unity. What is it? Unity in spirit, says Bonhoeffer, is from God's sovereign establishment, from his book, Life Together. Thus He views her as a collective person. This collective person has been entrusted to the elders, prophets, priests and kings to help guide her in...
There isn't a more encouraging passage of Scripture that influences and instructs and challenges the church to embrace who she is than Matthew 5. Before you break down Matthew 5 you have to have the backstory first. You have to see the gospel within it...
Neighborhood is our mission especially when our neighbors are poor. Reaching our neighbor is not an option. The Bible couldn't be more clear with what our mission is on this. Several years ago I started writing about integrating missions into small groups, A Group For Me....
Ephesians 3 The Key to Inner Self Transformation (listen to this article here) What's your social media saying about your inner-self? Is it saying you are in need of some inner-self transformation? How can I find inner-self transformation, inner peace, inner power when this outside world is frosted...
I am reading Barth's "Epistle to the Romans," when I came across this article: "7 Churches Jesus Did Not Die For." I couldn't help but examine it in light of Barth's Epistle to the Romans. Now the article title catches your eye, and I appreciated...
A personal encounter with God can't take place in a cognitive vacuum, yet one of the things most people like to do least, vacuum, has become a common heuristic in their faith and belief system. One might say a heuristic apathy has been propagated. In psychology, "heuristics are...
I know what you're asking, why should I even care? I don't even know who David Hume is. Well, it's about time you knew and its vital you ask this question. Do you attend David Hume's church? Would He attend your church? David Hume (1711-1776)...
The not so Simple Church The church is anything but simple. From the Disciples in the first century church to the birth of Protestantism in 1529 when German princes banded together, and signed a decree at the Diet of Speyer, publicly declaring their support for Luther...