Stuck in an Ideological Time Machine…

Have you ever come across someone who was stuck in the past? Or so preoccupied with the future that they missed the present? Or so focused on the present that they forgot the past and ignored the future? Lately it seems I have been running into people who are stuck in an ideological time machine. [...]

Selling Jesus…Maybe More Like Selling Out…

Can I rant? I mean, of course I can, it’s my blog after all. But I want to tell you something that really bothers me. It really bothers me that the Christian retail industry is this massive money-making machine. Have we not ever read what Jesus did to those who were the first to corner [...]

(un)Complicated Ramblings (Chapter 1)

I am alive!! I know that it has been forever since I have posted on here. In that time Kris and I said goodbye to our family in Pryor, OK and have since moved to Denver, CO. We have both been looking for jobs, getting Kris in school, and attempting to find our place in [...]

What Christianity is Really All About (Part 1 Revisited)

Last time I dealt with this subject I made two observations about people’s Christology. (1) That often times an individuals understanding of Jesus is little more than his death, burial, resurrection, and possibly might even categorically include his life in that equation. (2) I suggested that often times a persons understanding of the Christian faith [...]

What Christianity is Really All About (Part 4…

So far, I have stated that Christianity is about the Man, the Message, the Mission, and now finally it is about the Makeover. When we begin to understand that Christianity is about Christ, the Gospel, and the Reconciliation and Sanctification of people through Christ, everything changes. We are “being transformed into his image with ever-increasing [...]

What Christianity is Really All About (Part 3)

What is Christianity really all about? Thirdly, (after the Man and the Message) comes the Mission. First we have to understand how the first two elements build the foundation for the desire and the ability to live as someone who is striving to fulfill God’s mission. Without a knowledge of and a relationship with Christ [...]

What Christianity is Really All About (Part 2)

What is Christianity really all about? Second of all, it is about the Message. Before Christianity can move anywhere in a person’s life they must come to know the Man, Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God. Secondly however, they must understand the Message. The Message is the Gospel, the “Good News.” The following [...]

It’s Not About WHY You Became a Christian…

In a class I taught today I asked the question, “Why did you become a Christian?” The answers covered the spectrum. But the point I wanted to make was this: that is a far less important question than what we must ask ourselves everyday. Here’s the question: WHY DO YOU STILL WANT TO BE A [...]

Mobile Reflections…

I am amazed at what technology has done to the world. ABC News said on their show last night that they have redone their website so that people can contribute to and report the news. Even they understand that technology has changed things. No reporter was able to capture the hanging of Sadaam Hussein, but [...]

Attitude Check…

One of my favorite songs as a little kid was “Attitude Check” by AVB. It is definitely old school but I love the message (and the song) still to this day. Can I be honest? (Truth is, I’m going to be.) Sometimes I need an attitude check. Sometimes I wish I was in a better [...]