Obedience is inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16 in the light of John 3:8)
It’s probably not best practice for a preacher to say this publicly, but my sermon this weekend was pretty awful. I think it’s because I’ve psyched myself out thinking that my congregation isn’t...
View ArticleSome Henri Nouwen thoughts on prayer
A woman from my church gave me a bunch of spiritual books because she was downsizing, including an old Henri Nouwen book about prayer called With Open Hands. Yesterday, I read this book by Lake...
View ArticleCan American Christianity be detoxified? (A summary of my first book)
Have we become what Jesus came to stop us from being? Many evangelical Christians in my generation are haunted by this question. The loudest Christian voices today sound too much like the first century...
View ArticleMardi Gras, Psalm 150, and the search for an authentic hallelujah
Hallelujah. I’ve been suspicious of that word my whole life. It means “Praise the Lord!” in Hebrew. Every time we say it, we are making a command to ourselves and everyone in earshot. It seems...
View ArticleCan Jesus save us from being consumed? #BreathNotMeat
From now until the release of my book How Jesus Saves the World From Us, I’m going to write twelve blog posts covering the themes of my twelve book chapters. My fourth chapter “Breath Not Meat” talks...
View ArticleThe great spiritual battle of the 21st century
One of the most poignant ironies of the great spiritual battle of the 20th century between godless communism and “God-fearing” capitalism was a decision made by Congress in 1956 to engrave the phrase...
View ArticleBecoming God’s Breath
I had a powerful mystical encounter today while I was talking with a friend and later reflecting on our conversation as I walked the prayer labyrinth at Audubon Park. I want to try to relate what I...
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