so what’s the problem?
[NOTE: This blog post pairs with our ORIGINS teaching series at The Meeting House, Week 1: Love’s Great Choice. If you haven’t heard that message, you might want to begin there before reading on here.] I hope you, like me,…
Origins: An introduction
This blog post is backwards. I’m not going to say much, but instead I’m asking YOU to to do most of the talking. This Sunday at The Meeting House we begin a new series called “ORIGINS: The Story of Everything…
Still. Here. (3 of 3): What’s with all the breathing?
Why do I meditate?… Because I am a Christian. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer You’ve noticed. When people lead meditation sessions, they usually begin by telling us to take a deep breath, or maybe a few. They may continue to invite us…
Still. Here. (2 of 3): How to get started
Are you “STILL. HERE.”? Through study and inquiry, we type a lot of data into our minds. Through meditation, we hit the “enter” key. Picking up where we left off in our last post, some of us have never consistently…
Still. Here. (1 of 3): Why meditate?
Are you “STILL. HERE.”? My Dad had a beautiful and gentle spirit. My sister told me about the time she checked in with him while he was having his daily time of stillness and quiet with God, praying and reading…
The Father’s love in a quiet place
BOO! Why do I like scary movies? Maybe for the same reason people enjoy challenging themselves to ride roller coasters: it’s a safe way to engage our own fears, to practice bravery, to develop courage, and to enjoy the thrill…
Radical Christians & the Word of God (part 3 of 3): Application
We believe in the authoritative, infallible, inerrant Word of God – and his name is Jesus. All the Scriptures, both the Old and the New Testaments, on every hand, point us to Christ Jesus that we are to follow him…
Radical Christians & the Word of God (part 2 of 3): Inerrancy
We believe in the authoritative, inerrant, infallible Word of God – and his name is Jesus. Welcome back! In this second part of our series on Scripture we’re talking about the idea of biblical inerrancy, why many Anabaptists like myself…
Radical Christians & the Word of God (part 1 of 3): Authority
We believe in the authoritative, inerrant, infallible Word of God – and his name is Jesus. This is the first of three blog posts on the authority, inerrancy, and application of the Word of God from an Anabaptist Christian perspective…
A handmaid’s tale
Why is humankind in such a mess? A common Christian theory goes something like this: When Eve was tempted by the serpent, Adam stayed passive and listened to his wife rather than take charge of the situation. The lesson? When…