I’ve been reading The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer the past few weeks. It has been recommended to me so many times that I finally decided to pick it up used at Powells a while back. And now I know why it was recommended…phenomenal, just phenomenal book (and I’m only 2 chapters in). So far [...]

The sovereignty of God is such a key theological subject that many other subjects hinge on. How much does God control? How much do we control? Did we choose God? Did God choose us? (An example of this is how can we reconcile Jonah 3:10 and Isaiah 46:9-10) These are the kind of questions I’ve [...]

Something about summer in Oregon gets me excited. Light until well after 9pm, cools down enough to open up the windows at night, no need for a/c…I promise you, it doesn’t get any better. Blogs What the church will look like in 2034. Great post on cultivating the “blog instinct.” My buddy from Austin, Texas [...]

I enjoy switching my desktop picture about every week or so. Somehow I think a desktop picture changes my mood. Probably not true, but possible. Here is my current desktop picture: You can get the desktop sized picture here. I’d love for you to leave a comment with a link to the picture on your [...]

I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had that revolve around this very subject. I often wonder about this very thing: are we trying to be so relevant and savvy that we lose the heart of the gospel and what Christ desired for his bride? This article really nailed all those kinds of questions [...]

Part One // A Culture of Confession Part Two // The Problem with Salvation and Forgiving Grace We’ve been looking at confession in the context of the local church gathering, and also how our view of salvation affects our ability to experience forgiveness in confession. It is something that God has been working on in [...]