Confronting Fear
So I’m watching LOST with my kids. We’re starting from the beginning and we’re going to watch all the episodes together. In the early episodes, the main characters encounter the monster. It’s always in the shadows and is rarely seen. And it led to a great conversation about fear. My kids didn’t even see it, yet they were afraid. Their …
Question To Ponder
So I was recently reading a post regarding a church and their Statement of Faith. If you’ve never read how I feel about these things, you can do so here. I think they are well meaning but can tend to create more problems than they are worth. But as I was reading this churches statement, it said: “We believe that …
Straight From The Horses Mouth
“Regarding hell, what Chan and others must do is show how the traditional view of hell is in any way “just,” and philosophically speaking I have not seen this done well in either academic or popular Christian literature.” Jeff Cook on Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed I don’t know about you but that is one of most intriguing things I’ve heard …
Why I’m Going To Hell
I had a thought the other day. If God’s judgment leaves someone out of the Kingdom of Heaven, which can be rationally described as hell, then I’m going to hell. Did I get your attention? Here’s why I’m going to hell. The broad assumption in evangelical Christianity is that in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, one must speak …
Why Harold Camping Is Good For Christianity – Take 2
Harold Camping was wrong. And with a big THUD the world responds with a collective, “I told you so.” But I think people like Harold Camping are good for Christianity. And as strange as that may seem, here why. When someone of Camping’s power (he’s very wealthy and influential) steps up and makes a prediction, people take notice. With 5,000 …
The Practice of Love Discount Coupon
Friends, If you are ordering The Practice of Love: Real Stories of Living Into the Kingdom of God, you can get 15% off at the Civitas Press store. Just use the coupon code “practice” and it will work. I guarantee it. ;-P Much love Jonathan
New Facebook Author Page
So last year I created a Facebook Page around my book Discovering The God Imagination. Little did I know that this was a bonehead move. Turns out I needed an author page because once I release a new book, the old page becomes obsolete. So I now have a true-blue bona fide author page for updates and connection. Please feel …
Your Biggest Regret
What is your?
The Practice of Love
So this last year I started Civitas Press as a wonderful endeavor. We’ve developed a unique publishing model to find, develop and publish creative and inspiring works. The first project is now available. It’s called The Practice of Love: Real Stories of Living Into the Kingdom of God. This collection of stories explores a remarkably simple idea. What would it …
From Born To Bored
I have a daughter that’s fourteen right now. And her favorite statement is, “I’m bored.” And while some of her sentiment is self-perpetuated, I get that at fourteen, it’s not easy to engage a fulfilling life. Sometimes life is boring. Boredom is often thought of as having nothing to “do”. We crave stimulation (and my daughter is quite addicted to …
