The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. –G.K. Chesterton This is a quote I often hear repeated by people trying to spur the Church to live out it’s mission. The “Christian ideal” is not a “free ticket to heaven” for after we die. The…
Tag: Jesus
Land of Confusion
I wish I could say I made this up, I didn’t. I had this conversation in an AOL chat room shortly after I got my first modem. To some extent, we all try to make Jesus what we already are. Yes, I once subscribed to AOL. I was young and foolish!
Jesus – Wrong on Taxes
I’m preaching on Matthew 22:15-22 this week. As I wrote the manuscript I found myself thinking, “You know, the tension of the text would be perfectly illustrated by some faux attack ads.” Here’s the first one. Perhaps I’ll add some ominus music later.
Acts 9:1-30 “Big, Big, Oops”
I don’t know if I had anything to do with it, but I’ve been seeing lot’s of wordle sermons pop up in my blog reader lately. My friend Eric likes them, so here’s my latest:
Kingdom Collision Teaser
This fall Central Baptist will be presenting a series entitled, “Kingdom Collision.” This series will explore the political realities of Jesus’ day, and how Jesus’ ministry interacted with those realities. This is a “teaser,” look for more updates over at Central Baptist’s web-site in the coming months. I’ll also be blogging here as I develop…
