This post is #15 in the Sermon on the Mount Series. Based on their own understanding of the law, the Pharisees struggled to see how Jesus' behavior fit into that law. He allowed his disciples to eat without ceremonial washing. Jesus allowed his … [Continue reading]
What you build and how you build it matters to God
Perhaps it due to the nature of the blogs I follow, or perhaps it is because of my own discontent, but I sense a growing dissatisfaction with the organized church. As evidence I would point to the Barna statistics that show that 6 out of 10 young … [Continue reading]
Rev. Emily C. Heath: Jesus, Bullies on the Bus and the Rest of Us
Reverend Emily Heath recently wrote a commentary on the incident where some boys harassed a bus monitor and posted the video on YouTube. The article can be found here: Rev. Emily C. Heath: Jesus, Bullies on the Bus and the Rest of Us. I would like … [Continue reading]
What I look for in a church
I recently had an article published at Till He Comes, the blog of Jeremy Myers. In hindsight, I could have worded the introductory portion of the post better than I did. Here is how I would like to have written the introduction: I find myself at … [Continue reading]
