I recently wrote a paper for class on this and am currently navigating this in my job as well. This weekend we have a Christmas concert at my church and we have several people involved who are not believers. A couple days ago I twittered this: Anyone have an opinion about whether non-Christians should be…
Moving Forward
When I first started blogging I made it a goal to post once a day, except on Sundays. Most weeks it feels pretty manageable, with the danger always being writing something just for the sake of meeting the goal. I never want to do post something if it doesn’t have some type of a purpose.…
Imago Dei Community and Thoughts on the Emerging Church
Yesterday I went to Imago Dei Community with Rose and some friends. It was the first time I had been there in over 3 years. I rarely get a chance to visit another church, so it was quite a treat to see how Imago “does” church during the Christmas season (you can listen to Rick…
Fortuitous Bouncing
About the only thing to talk about in Oregon this week was the Civil War, annual Oregon vs. Oregon State football game. This year was easily the biggest game ever because whoever won would go to the Rose Bowl. I’m from Oregon, but I didn’t care much who won the game. What I do care…
Moving From Tradition
This is another post in a series I’ll be doing of questions that some of you asked. If you would like to add your question, go here and do so. Today’s question comes from Seth, a guy who I sing with fairly consistently at Sunset. He probably knows more about the Bible and theology than…
The Lord's Supper: Thoughts on Community
This is the second post on The Lord’s Supper. Last time we looked at the subject from the perspective of consumption. Today I want to focus on community. Paul Metzger is a professor at Multnomah Seminary (where I attend). He wrote a phenomenal piece for The Leadership Journal, and it was featured on the Out…