Catch up on this series about the biblical foundations of my understanding of “mission” by going here. Last time I wrote about the Good News, or gospel. The Good News Jesus preached was simply “The kingdom of God is here.” But what did He mean? Why is this kingdom thing… Read More
Elijah, a student and blogger at Fuller, asked me weeks ago what biblical basis I had for my understanding of “mission.” I’ve been answering ever since. Hope you’re not past the due date on this assignment, Elijah. If you’re just tuning in, you can catch up on this series of… Read More
I beg you, look for the words ‘social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. -Glenn Beck When people of faith get to the public square they shouldn’t say “my religious view is this.” They should speak in… Read More
Does this ever happen to you? Reading the bible, your eyes run across the same idea again and again? In silence, that idea bubbles to the surface of your thoughts over and over? It comes up in conversation repeatedly? Maybe God’s trying to tell us something? Well, the idea that… Read More
The scroll was chosen by the leaders of the synagogue long before the day Jesus read it. It was chosen before anyone could have known Jesus would be passing through, and then it was tucked away in a sacred hiding place. View Post
Last night I played my set, spoke about Compassion, and lots about what the bible calls “the kingdom.” The short version is this: Jesus’ main message was what he called the Good News (euangelion in Greek, also translated “gospel” in English). Despite what we might have been told in church,… Read More
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