The Bible Is Outdated
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI watched a bunch of YouTube videos this week. I was looking for a really good video arguing that the Bible is, in fact, outdated. Cause, you know, there’s some really smart people and I wanted to see what…
Why the Church is Divided
[ANTZ CLIP] You know, the thing about unity is, it’s easier to destroy that it is to build. It’s easy to drop the ball. Any single person can destroy the whole thing if they aren’t 100% onboard. And it’s interesting, all the insect movies that…
Why the Church is Exclusive
This idea that we just need to be the church speaks to the culture at large in profound ways. There is a lingering skepticism towards anything that is institutional. Whenever people organize around an ideology of any kind the culture around us becomes skeptical. So,…
They Say Christians Are Unloving
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall…
They Say Christians are Intolerant
The world says Christians are intolerant. What most people mean when they call Christians intolerant is that they want Christians to validate their worldview. They want Christians to be pluralistic, believing that all worldviews are equally true. People accuse Christians of bigotry because Christians believe…
They Say Christians Are Hypocrites
This video has been raising eyebrows in Christian circles for about five years now. There’s good here and there’s bad. The ‘spoken word’ artist, Jefferson Bethke says a lot, but I think he centralizes on one distinct issue. He loves Jesus, but he doesn’t like…
The Suffering Of The Forsaken – When God Didn’t Answer
Do you think you suffer? I think everyone suffers. And if everyone suffers, then suffering can’t be as bad as we think it is. I think some people suffer better than others. I think there is an art to suffering, an art to suffering well….
Jesus (He) Clothes (Covers) Nakedness (Shame)
Jesus Clothes Nakedness. He Covers Shame. Shame is the fear that others will notice something we want to hide. We want to hide weakness and failure. We want to hide our unworthiness. We don’t want others to know what we have done. We don’t want…
God Works Good, Even Through Depression
Depression shows on the face. Studies show that depression takes a toll on the entire body, but can be seen very easily on the face. Both because people tend to be more un-kept, but also, because depression manifests as fatigue. There’s a saying, ‘the only…
Every Day Is A Choice To Follow
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish. He said: “I called to the Lord out of my distress, and He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice. You cast me…
The Obvious and Overlooked Source of Hope
I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath. He has driven and brought me into darkness without any light. Surely against me has He turned His hand continually, the whole day long. My flesh and my skin He has…
