The heresy of moreism
In John chapter 6, soon after Jesus feeds 5,000 plus people with a few loaves and fishes, the crowd demands more. No gratitude, just demandingness. First, they demand Jesus use his power to set up his earthly kingdom for their…
Gospel refresh (part 2): Your turn
WARNING! INTERACTIVE BLOG POST AHEAD! In my last post I talked about how taking time to intentionally refresh my soul with the gospel was used by God to save my faith. The words of Jesus are “full of the Spirit…
Gospel refresh (part 1): How the Gospel saved my faith
In my early twenties I was ready to give up on Jesus. Not because of intellectual objections or disagreements with his right to be the Lord of my life. Rather, it was purely emotional—immature, childish, pouty emotion. Something terrible had…
Gospel cheat sheet
Here is a small document we made for members of The Meeting House that can help you review and remind yourself regularly of the basics of the gospel, using “the gospel in thirty words” as an outline. My recommendation is…
Fighting the monster
“What’s your monster?” That’s the question someone asked me recently in a conversation about the vision of our church, The Meeting House. Their point was that, in order to communicate clearly about who we are and why we exist, it’s…
The “f” word
(RE)UNION 9 of 10 Just a friendly reminder today that the biblical word for “faith” (pistis) is the same word for “faithfulness” (also pistis). We are saved by faith (trust) which will manifest itself in a lifelong committed love relationship…
Self-transcendence, C.S Lewis, & the sheep
(RE)UNION 8 OF 10 Self-transcendence (getting out of ourselves and connected to a higher reality) is what God designed us for. Like headphones, we aren’t really being what we were made to be until we are connected to a source…
Is “religion” good or bad?
(RE)UNION 7 OUT OF 10 Sometimes I hear from someone who says, “I like your book(s), but I disagree with you about religion – I think it’s a good thing.” Do we really disagree about religion? Or just about the word…
Thy kingdom come
(RE)UNION 6 OF 10 – Read chapter 9 of (re)union The good news of the kingdom meets our fundamental human need for purpose and meaning in life. On Sunday I said that the gospel of Jesus helps us wake up every…
Saved from sin
(RE)UNION 5 OUT OF 10 – Read chapter 8 of (re)union Why did Jesus cry out from the cross “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Did God turn away from Jesus during his crucifixion? Did the Father…