From the earliest days of the Church, theology (the study of God) has been a really big deal. And so it should be! As followers of Jesus we need to know what we believe and why we believe it. Therefore, men of every age have tried to articulate the fundamentals of the Christian faith in … Continue reading Established in the Story
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Incarnational Christianity
Photo Credit: Pablin79 via Compfight cc This past week, Dr. Leonard Sweet posted something on Facebook that really got me to thinking. He wrote, "Christianity is a religion of incarnation. Any attempt to make it into a religion of explanation, examination or execution is an abomination." In a world where Christ has been theologized, sermonized, … Continue reading Incarnational Christianity
We Have Not Learned Christ
It is appalling to think how few "Christians" really understand what the Christian life is all about. Having been told that it is all about having your sins forgiven so you can go to Heaven when you die, they pretty much live like the rest of the world on any given day except Sunday. The … Continue reading We Have Not Learned Christ
Living From Our Future
Too many of us think we are merely products of our past. We believer our lives are simply a culmination of all the things, good and bad, that have happened to us since the day we burst on the scene. While there is certainly some truth to that, for those of us who live under … Continue reading Living From Our Future