The Kingdom Of God
One of the things that radically change for me as I was researching and writing Discovering The God Imagination is the idea of the Kingdom of God. It’s easy to see this idea as a location. For most this is heaven. But when we locate the kingdom of God we create a strange tension. It’s possible to see spaces where …
Reminder – Online Class For Discovering The God Imaginaiton
The online class is fast approaching. If you read this blog I want to invite you into a deeper conversation about Discovering The God Imagination. It’s an online class so you can participate from home. It’s through BeADisciple.com, a division of Southwestern College. Title: Exploring a Postmodern Gospel Dates: January 3 to February 18, 2011 Cost: $69 The class will …
Losing Site Of Reality
One of the possibilities that I suggest in Discovering The God Imagination is that God offers a way of seeing reality from God’s perspective. This is the God imagination and it is remarkably pragmatic. It’s remarkably insightful into the basic human condition, and provides a basis for understanding our dignity, identity, and purpose. It describes an incredible sense of freedom …
The Practice Of Love Update
I wanted to provide an update on The Practice Of Love. The project started as the little idea to gather together a bunch of aspiring writers and allow them to share what it means to step into the practice of love. Well, needless to say, I’ve been overwhelmed by the response. We currently have 33 writers submitted 38 essays. It’s …
Are We Afraid Of Our Freedom
One of the more provocative verses in all of Scripture is Paul’s statement, “All things are lawful…” (1 Cor 6:12) After the cross God begins to reveal a structure of grace. The story of Peter’s vision and wrestling with what it means to eat meat explores this tension in detail. This breakdown provides some detail on the Levitical restrictions that …
Straight From The Horses Mouth
“Most church families in our country will gather together sometime today or tomorrow. As this happens, the high point for most will be the worship service. The high point of the worship service will be the sermon. If you doubt that this is the case, just ask most of the people present. There are two troublesome aspects to this. First, …
When A Pastor Gets Stuck
Being a pastor is hard, especially when you don’t believe what you’re selling. My recent post, which shared a story about a friend wrestling with the universal nature of grace, stuck a chord in so many people. What do you do when you no longer believe what you are selling. For my friend it was incredibly hard. He was a …
The Science Of Shame
I’ve come to believe that the human condition is very simple. A friend of mine sent me the following video, which is now at the top of all the videos I’ve ever seen on humanity. It’s that good and that important. If you have 20 minutes to spend today on anything, make it this video. Brené Brown shares the science …
Mocking Narcissism
James Franco is one of the smarter actors in the business today. If you haven’t seen 127 Hours, you really need to. It’s one of the best movies of the year and deals with the ego in a very redemptive way. Very powerful story about the human experience. But this is about James Franco. Recently Franco posed for a brand …
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Over the next year I’m going to be sending out a coaching newsletter to coincide with my coaching program. It will include insights, ideas, videos, information about upcoming possibilities, and new ideas I’m pondering. It will also include some of the best content that I’m finding, working on, and engaging in with people. You don’t have to in the program …
