I read this yesterday in a book on the Old Testament that I’m reading and it got my wheels turning a little: The instructions given to the Israelites at Mount Sinai made it possible for them to adopt a pattern of living that would distinguish them from the heathen environment in Egypt as well as…
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Grace
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 Problem With Salvation and Forgiving Grace
Part One // A Culture of Confession As I continued to think about my post from last Thursday (A Culture of Confession) I started to think about how it all relates to our view of salvation. In our culture salvation has become another one of our quick fix schemes. We view salvation as a stamp…
Americans Are Losing Faith
Last week Newsweek published a cover story titled “The End of Christian America.” A pretty ominous title if you ask me. The article has already come up in several conversations I’ve had in person and online. The premise of the article surrounds polling information that says in 1990, 86% of Americans claimed to be Christians,…
The Most Influential Evangelicals
A few years ago Time Magazine did a list of the most influential evangelicals. Most of the people who made the list I had heard of but many I had not. I started thinking about who are the most influential evangelicals for people 30 and under. Here is my top 5: Rob Bell- Pastor, author,…
Catholics and Christians
A few weeks ago Jay and I went to a luncheon with Matt Maher. Matt wrote one of my favorite songs “Lay it Down” which you can watch HERE. Matt is also a Catholic and is not ashamed to say it. Growing up in the church I’ve heard plenty about how Catholics aren’t Christians and…