Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered2
The idea of removing oneself from the darkness and pain of the world was never a life Jesus entertained. Instead, over and over again in the Gospel accounts we see a Jesus who intentionally immersed himself within the darkness of…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered0
There are a plethora of voices across the church spectrum that speak to what a healthy church should look like. While no doubt many of these books, articles and blog posts all contain many helpful ideas, I think the book,…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered0
When we reduce the gospel story to salvation and salvation to personal forgiveness and personal forgiveness to a plan of salvation that focuses exclusively on getting people to make a decision (what Dallas Willard referred to in The Divine Conspiracy…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered0
“Religious experience needs good theology the way a traveler needs a reliable map. A traveler with lots of enthusiasm but no map for the journey is a dangerous person to travel with. Together you can get hopelessly lost.” – Clark…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered0
When good comes from bad, it doesn’t mean that the bad was part of God’s design; that God orchestrated it or needed it. It simply means that God has the unique ability to take the bad, redeem it, and bring…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered1
When we replace the statement ‘Jesus is Lord’ (which happens to be one of the earliest Christian creeds) with the statement ‘Jesus is Savior’, it fundamentally changes the way we read, understand, and live out the gospel. I’m not interested…Read More→