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Reflections on the Supremacy of Christ (Part 2)
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Jesus, ReKnew
Whereas most Christians place the revelation of God in Christ alongside of other portraits of God and end up with an amalgamated image of God, we at ReKnew encourage believers to base their understanding of…
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…
Reflections on the Supremacy of Christ (Part 1)
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Jesus, ReKnew
In my previous post I argued that the Bible tells a story in which the culminating event – the coming of Christ – reframes everything that preceded it. Though it is all inspired, not everything…
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:…
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…