Lighten Up
Lighten Up: What Are You Most Grateful For?
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Gratitude, Lighten Up, Soul Pancake
Taking time for gratitude is good for your soul. Try it!
Lighten Up: Ball and Chain Theology
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Tags: David Hayward, Division, Naked Pastor, Theology, Unity
Let’s not allow our theology to keep us from encountering one another in meaningful ways.
Lighten Up: Experience Informs
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Tags: Justice, Lighten Up, Racism, White Privilege
If you don’t think the world is filled with injustice, it might be because you’re at the top of the food chain.
Lighten Up: Meet Jesus
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Tags: Foot Washing, Jesus, Lighten Up, Power, Servant
Not what you were expecting?
Lighten Up: Arming Jesus
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Tags: Lighten Up, Violence
This is an actual product that you can buy. But don’t. Please don’t.
Lighten Up: MEology
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Tags: Lighten Up, Theology
It might be a red flag if you’re only interested in theology that serves your interests.
Lighten Up: America is NOT the Kingdom of God
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Tags: Idolatry, Kingdom, Nationalism
For some thoughts from Greg on the 4th of July and the Kingdom of God, see The Birth of Two Kingdoms: A Fourth of July Reflection. And now for one of the most ridiculous examples of confusing…
Lighten Up: Love Your Enemies
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Tags: Daniel Erlander, Jesus, Lighten Up, Love Your Enemies, Manna and Mercy
Image from Manna and Mercy by Daniel Erlander
Lighten Up: Square Peg, Round Hole Theology
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Tags: God, Lighten Up, Theology
This comic was featured in The Bohemian Bowmans. If you don’t follow them, you probably should check them out. They’re great.
Lighten Up: Moses on Sinai
Category: General, Lighten Up
Why would God bother giving commandments if he already determined what each person will do before they’re born? Chew on it.
Lighten Up: You Gotta Believe In Something, Man!
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Tags: Atheism, Belief, Faith, Lighten Up, Philosophy, Theology
Two things here: 1) How does this philosopher not see that “not believing in believing” is itself a belief? 2) Is that a turtleneck or is that philosopher just really hairy?
Lighten Up: If Jesus Had Come In Our Time
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Tags: Garden of Gethsemane, Lighten Up, Technology
Is there any doubt that this is the way it would have played out in 2014?
Lighten Up: The True Story of Kid President
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Tags: Inspiration, Kid President, Lighten Up
This is not just something that will make you laugh. It will also inspire and challenge you. Peace.
Lighten Up: Shellfish
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Tags: Lighten Up
We’ve always secretly suspected that God just wanted to save the lobsters. Big old softie.
Lighten Up: Um…
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Church Signs, Lighten Up, Love
Don’t hurt the people.