Christmas is on a Sunday this year, and I’ve been hearing a good deal of chatter about what a “problem” this creates. There is an assumption people won’t come because “Christmas is family time 1.” This notion of a Sunday Christmas being a problem is actually a sign of a larger problem which spans across…
Tag: theology
Why I’m not part of “The Resistance”
Since the election a significant segment of my social circles has become increasingly concerned, and not without merit. The United States of America has elected someone who is shaping a government meant to enrich both his own pockets and those of his social strata. What’s worse, a significant percentage of the people who will be…
Keeping promises
Today I’m preaching on the “Song of the Sea1.” It’s an important song of victory, as it’s theology helps create the ethos of Ancient Israel. It reiterates the delusions humans make of their own power using Pharaoh’s voice. It highlights the LORD’s immense power over all things – even to the point of causing the…
Kingdom Collision
Back in 2008 I preached a sermon series entitled “Kingdom Collision,” which explored the political implications of Jesus’ First Century ministry. My hope for the series was to show how Jesus refused to be sucked into the culture wars of his days. Instead, he offered a complete different perspective than his opponents were expecting1. Given…
Tradition
Jaroslav Pelikan, an excellent Christian scholar and author of the five-volume series The Christian Tradition once wrote the following, Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Many people who are acquainted with me will often mistake me for a radical believer. They’ll hear my critiques of…
