Over Christmas break I read a book titled On the Side of the Angels. It is a book about justice, human rights, and kingdom mission. One of the authors works with dalits in India. One part really stung: “If we claim to be Spirit-filled but lack a burning desire for justice, all we really have…
Follower of Christ
I recently read an article about how young people are switching from calling themselves “Christians” to instead calling themselves “followers of Christ.” I’ve seen this going on for awhile. I’d say a good amount of my friends on Facebok put something other than Christian in the religion part of their profile. Many say “follower of…
Kings
NBC has a new tv show that started Sunday night: Kings. The show is a contemporary take on the life of David. I had been looking forward to watching it for quite a while. I can assure you it isn’t often that a major television network bases a tv show on a Biblical story. I…
Let the Madness Begin
Technically March Madness (otherwise known as the men’s ncaa basketball tournament) begins tonight. The play in game is tonight, where the winner moves into the field of 64 only to get shallacked by the best basketball team in the country. It is a short-lived tradition of mine to host a tournament pick em’ group on…
Story
Wow! What a weekend. And I’m not just saying that because I helped make it happen. It really was an incredible weekend. I’m flat-out exhausted and yet so filled. As I said before, I was at Wildhorse (a Young Life camp in central Oregon) for Sunset’s Men’s Retreat. It was so great to be out…
Fortuitous Bouncing
Sometimes I love spring in Oregon. Cloudless days don’t get old around here. Blogs Mark Driscoll on money, momentum, and morale. A timely topic for sure. Scot McKnight on the role of Satan in our lives. The experience of incomparable value. Some good thoughts on preaching to the younger unchurched. The sleep walking dog…so funny.…