This post is a part of the series I’m doing on A Theology of Cultural Engagement. Today’s post will focus on the role of restoration in cultural integration. — Spend any time analyzing the world we live in today and it becomes so apparent we live in a broken and hurting world. People are amazingly [...]

This post is a part of the series I’m doing on A Theology of Cultural Engagement. Today’s post will focus on the role of vocation (working) in cultural integration. — I sense that in today’s churches many view pastoral leadership as the pinnacle of Christ following. I like how Steve Bishop put it in a [...]

Myself and the student worship team are taking the stage this Sunday at church. We typically do this once a year. Makes for a long but great week. One these days the Twins are actually going to win a baseball game and it will be a great day. The scary thing about being a Timberwolves [...]

Christianity has a PR problem. There is no disputing this fact. Talk to most any person who would not call themselves Christian and they would say Christians are most known for being hypocritical, judgmental, overly political, and insensitive. In today’s world perception is reality, and whether those negative words reflect all churches or people we [...]

In our culture today, movies are the way most people consume the power of story and art, and provide a backdrop to a deeper conversation. There is a movie releasing in theaters in about a month that I think is an absolute must-see (LA and NYC get the first release, slowly released nationwide after that). [...]

Highlight of my week: Watching Francisco Liriano throwing a no hitter for my Twins. Icing on the cake that it was against the White Sox. Hard to call them a rival of the Twins considering how lopsided the match-up has been the last 5 years. Lots to share with you after missing this post last [...]