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Non-Violence and Police Protection
Category: General
Tags: Authority, Current Events, Ethics, Non-Violence, Q&A, Security
Scott Davidson via Compfight Question: I am a President of a State University. As a frequent podcaster of your sermons and reader of your books, I’m seeking your advice on a matter. Because our campus…
In the Wilderness of Religion
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Ed Cyzewski, Evangelism, Faith, Jesus, Religion, Religious Idolatry, Sarah Bessey, World Vision
Eric Bryan via Compfight There are an awful lot of us in the Church today who are no longer feeling at home in Evangelicalism. Regardless of how you feel about World Vision’s hiring policy decisions,…
Lighten Up: Shellfish
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Lighten Up
We’ve always secretly suspected that God just wanted to save the lobsters. Big old softie.
Don’t all religions believe in the same God?
Category: General
Tags: Bruxy Cavey, God, Jesus
http://youtu.be/BKmSr6lKWsk Bruxy Cavey takes a swing at this question and scores a home run.
How Revelation Uses Violent Images in an Anti-Violent Way
Category: General
Tags: Book of Revelation, Cruciform Theology, Non-Violence, Violence
All the violent scenes in Revelation are symbols for the battle of truth and deception. They never involve literal violence. In fact, they symbolize ANTI-VIOLENCE. The ingenious way John helps us get free of deception…
World Vision, Gay Marriage & Judgment
Category: General
Tags: Gay Marriage, Judgment, World Vision
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Courtney “Coco” Mault via Compfight Yesterday World Vision announced that it is now allowing gay Christians in legal same-sex marriages to be hired as well as gay Christians who follow their policy of abstinence outside…
Lighten Up: Um…
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Church Signs, Lighten Up, Love
Don’t hurt the people.
Guest Post: Culture War Neighbors by Bonnie Kristian
Category: General
Tags: Bonnie Kristian, Culture, Homosexuality, Jesus, Kingdom Living, Love, Mercy
Matteo Parrini via Compfight The first time I was aware of meeting a gay person, I was 18. I took a summer job waiting tables, and it turned out two of my coworkers were attracted…
When Science Starts to Smell Like Religion
Category: General
Tags: Biologos, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Religion, Science, T.C. Moore
Most of you know that, here at ReKnew, we try to come against some of the popular antagonism between the church and science. We think it’s a shame when christians pit themselves against legitimate scientific…
Why the Rapture is a Bad Idea
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Animals, Creation, End Times, Jesus, Kingdom Living, Rapture, Sermons, Tribulation, Woodland Hills Church
Is the Rapture really what you think it is? Most Christians believe that God will take his followers up to heaven before the really bad stuff starts on earth, but is this what the bible…
“Whatever it means, it cannot mean that.”
Category: General
Tags: Benjamin L. Corey, Determinism, Free Will, God, God's Character, Jesus, Predestination, Roger Olson, Romans 9
pure9 via Compfight Roger Olson wrote a great article a couple of days ago entitled Why (High) Calvinism Is Impossible. He points out that there is no way to understand God as “good” while also believing…
On the Language of “Revolution”
Category: General
Tags: Enemy Love, Kingdom, Love, Non-Violence, Pacifism, Revelation, Revolution, Viva la Revolution!
Nick Thompson via Compfight Question: The banner of your website and the thrust of much of your teaching focuses on “revolution.” While I can see a radical call in some of the sayings of Jesus,…
Is America God’s Favored Nation?
Category: General
Tags: America, Finances, Kingdom Living, Wealth and Responsibility
Bart via Compfight Is money a sign of God’s blessing? If so then the more you have the more blessed of God you are. If a church has more money, then more of God’s favor…
Is the Jesus of Revelation Wrathful?
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: End Times, Jesus, Non-Violence, Revelation
In the second coming of Jesus, will he turn with wrath? Will he come as a roaring lion, ready to put on his display all of his anger, power, and might? What does the Jesus…
Believing Is Not Enough
Category: General
Tags: Belief, Present Perfect, Salvation
One of the core elements of evangelical church life is the conversion experience. From old-time revivals, to seeker-sensitive church services, to post-modern outreach strategies, evangelicals have placed a very high emphasis on the point of…
If God Can’t Control, How Can I Trust Him?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Open Theism, Prayer, Problem of Evil
Topics: Open Theism, Providence, Predestination and Free Will
Question: If God can’t always answer our prayers for healing, for example (and I completely understand why—free will etc), then HOW can he promise to bring good out of the bad things that happen? Surely…
Lighten Up: Eat, Pray, Love
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Kingdom Living, Lighten Up, Love, Naked Pastor, Prayer
Did God Cause the Polar Vortex?
Category: General
Tags: Natural Evil, Nature, Problem of Evil, Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
When is this polar vortex thing going to end? It’s March, and even in Minnesota we expect to see temperatures warmer than this. With all of the sleet and cold in the south, it seems…
A Blessing for Ash Wednesday
Category: General
Tags: Ash Wednesday, Easter, Jan Richardson, Lent, Prayer, Repentance
Sarah (Rosenau) Korf via Compfight For those of you observing the Lenten season (and for those of you who are not), we thought we would share this poem by Jan Richardson. Rend Your Heart A…