ReKnew
Hellbound? in the Washington Post
Category: General
Tags: Heaven and Hell, Hellbound, Theology
Kevin Miller, the writer/director of “Hellbound?” was featured in the Washington Post in an article titled “Hell is a reality distortion field.” He challenges us to consider that what we believe about hell or anything…
You Have What We Call a Theological Problem
Category: General
Tags: Politics, Religious Idolatry
Peter Enns posted a blog entitled: Dear Christian: If the Thought of Either Romney or Obama Getting Elected Makes You Fearful, Angry, or Depressed, You Have What we Call a Theological Problem. He makes some pretty…
Quotes to Chew on: Racial Reconciliation
Category: General
Tags: Quotes, Racial Reconciliation
Jesus perfectly embodied God’s heart for racial reconciliation. For example, most Jews of Jesus’ day despised Samaritans as racially impure and as heretics. They avoided physical or social contact with them if at all possible….
Hellbound?
Category: General
Tags: Heaven and Hell, Hellbound
Greg will be at the 7:15 showing of Hellbound? this Tuesday evening at AMC Inver Grove 16 to answer questions after the showing. The writer/director Kevin Miller will be there as well. If you’re in…
What Does it Mean to be a Disciple?
Category: General
Tags: Bruxy Cavey, Discipleship
http://youtu.be/zZVBV3zByys Here’s our good friend Bruxy Cavey talking about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and to call him “Lord.” It’s less than three minutes, but it’s a good reminder of what…
In the Grand Scheme of Things…
Category: General
Tags: Evolution
…don’t we have bigger things to get upset about than this?
Lighten Up: Drummer
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Drummer, Humor, Lighten Up
The fun starts in this video after the first minute or so. Greg could learn a thing or two about drumming and passion from this guy. Happy Friday!
“I’m Angry, Too”
Category: General
Tags: Hate Speech, Non-Violence, Peacemaking, Politics
A reader (thanks, Jen!) sent us this blog post by Rachel Pieh Jones, an ex-pat from Minnesota living in Djibouti. She has some incredibly insightful and sad thoughts about the hateful responses to the recent…
Thou Shalt Not Commit Logical Fallacies
Category: General
Tags: Logic, Reasoning
We found this handy little chart online that will help you to identify logical fallacies. (You’ll have to go to the website for functioning icons.) These easy-to-fall-for ways of arguing are frequently used in the media…
Father of Lights
Category: General
Tags: Father of Lights documentary
The Father of Lights documentary is playing at Woodland Hills Church this Friday, September 28th at 7pm. Greg appears in part of this film shining a light on the heart of God. Follow this link…
The Beautifully Bizarre Entangled You
Category: General
Tags: Beauty, Mystery, Science, Sermons
Reality is not always what it seems. We get lulled into treating our miraculous lives as something ordinary if we’re not paying close attention. Last weekend Greg preached on some of the more bizarre findings…
Understanding Islam
Category: General
Especially given recent events, it doesn’t hurt to know a bit about the religion of Islam. Patheos is a website that can help you to tease out what Muslims believe. If we are to interact…
Making Room for Doubt and Questions in Our Youth Curriculum
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Q&A
This article from a Christianity Today blog was sent to us from a reader (Thanks Laura!) reflecting on the need for making space for doubt and questions in our youth curriculum. From the article: In our Sticky…
Approaching Chronic Illness with Wisdom
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Suffering
CNN posted this article on what to say and what not to say when someone you love is suffering with chronic illness. Sometimes our best intentions cause more harm than good, and we need to…
Happy vs. Holy
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living
Rebecca Tekautz wrote a reflection on Relevant Online Magazine regarding the stark difference between pursuing happiness versus pursuing holiness. We’ve been conditioned by a consumeristic society to seek our own happiness above all else, and sometimes…
Remembering that We are Finite
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Simplicity
Here’s a little reminder from Joshua Becker that we live with limited resources in the areas of “Money. Time. Energy. Attention. Physical Space. Relationships. Mental Capacity. Body. Talents. Natural Resources.” Let’s spend these things with wisdom and love. From the blog:…
Little Pacifism
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Non-Violence
Richard Beck spoke about something he names Little Pacifism on his Experimental Theology website. It’s so easy, in the name of peacemaking, to become angry and aggressive. I suppose this is just part of what…
Wrecked for God
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living
Idelette McVicker posted a blog on She Loves about getting wrecked for an ordinary, comfortable life. It’s a thoughtful piece on opening yourself to the world around you so that your heart breaks and your life…
A Kingdom Not of This World
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Politics
Bruxy Cavey spoke at Woodland Hills Church back in May as a part of the Tapestry series, and this is a little snippet of his sermon. It’s a wonderful description of the Anabaptist approach to…