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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:…
When the Last Few Moments Changes Everything
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Jesus, Picture of God, ReKnew
One of the central things ReKnew wants to accomplish is to challenge followers of Jesus to accept that the self-sacrificial love Jesus revealed on the cross is the definitive, and even the exhaustive, revelation of…
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…
Let’s Remember
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Non-Violence, Politics
In light of the events in the last few days involving attacks on American diplomats in foreign countries (and the ensuing political conflict), let’s remember one thing: Our fight is not with flesh and blood….
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…
Conflicting Pictures of God
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Jesus, Picture of God, ReKnew
In my ongoing reflections on the ReKnew Manifesto, I’ve spent the last two posts (here and here) arguing that nothing is more important in our life than our mental images of God. If so, then…
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…
God’s Big Toes
Category: General
Tags: Body of Christ, Kingdom Living, Sermons
Last weekend, Greg preached a sermon on what it means to function as the body of Christ. You can visit the Woodland Hills Church website to download audio or video as well as presentation slides….
When Our Images of God are Faulty
Category: General
Tags: Adam and Eve, Imagination, Picture of God, ReKnew
I’m fleshing out the third proclamation of the ReKnew Manifesto, which challenges us to rethink our conception of God. In the previous post I noted that, since our relationship with God is mediated through our…
Hate-Filled Prayers
Category: General
Tags: Politics, Prayer
I came across a story about this billboard at 4:00 yesterday morning and tweeted on it. It would be easy to dismiss this sad display as an isolated act of a crazed fanatic, but I…
Insights from a Technology Fast
Category: Essays
Tags: Essay, Technology
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Hannah Brencher took a two week technology fast and shared what she learned last week. Of course, if you’re reading this, you obviously make use of technology and we’re not saying that there’s anything wrong…
Who’s the God in Your Head?
Category: General
Tags: God, Imagination, ReKnew
The mission of ReKnew is to encourage Christians and non-Christians to rethink through things they previously thought they knew. The nine proclamations of the ReKnew Manifesto reflect nine aspects of traditional Christianity, and especially Evangelical…
God and Our Political Platforms
Category: General
Tags: Israel, Jesus, Kingdom Living, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Rachel Held Evans posted a blog today on the stir created when Democrats booed the passing of “an amendment to the party platform reinstating language that identified Jerusalem as the rightful capital of Israel and…
The Right to Remain Silent
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Living, Politics, Social Issues
A reader (Thanks Adam) sent us this reflection written by Jason Hess on how we as Christians sometimes use the freedom of speech in ways that are in opposition with our call to love. How…
Life and Death in Haiti
Category: General
Tags: Haiti, Poverty, Problem of Evil
Sometimes it’s important to hear about other lives, much sadder and difficult than our own, to reorient us to what is most important. In this season of elections that can be so divisive and in…
Kingdom Sighting: Neighborhood Film Company
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom
A reader (Thanks Rebecca!) sent us some information on the Neighborhood Film Company. Visit their website to see what they’re up to, and we think it will bless you. Here’s a little bit of information…