The Mission of Restoration
Throughout the Old Testament there is an amazing amount of evidence to support that God is clearly bent on the restoration of His creation. And when Jesus announces his ministry, he quotes Isaiah 61, Luke 4:17-19 17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: 18“The Spirit of the …
Our Emerging Youth
This morning I met with an old friend who I went to college with. He lives in my area and was a youth pastor at a local church. His church has been going through a transition over the last five years towards a more missional, emerging, journey approach. The transition has been hard for the body of believers meeting there …
How Much Is God Asking For
Nathan wrote an interesting response to the question of giving to a beggar. I want to take a different approach to this question and ask, who do we want to become? Do we want to become people who are filled with love? We all want love, but do we want to become people who give it away? If we horde …
Loving God
I read a lot of blogs on the web and love it when people get simple about the Gospel. Often the ideas are reduced to two simple terms. Love God and love others. I like the simplicity of this. I remember hearing it at an O.C. Supertones concert a long time ago and thinking, “This is what I’m talking about.” …
New Forms
I had a great lunch with a new friend today. We got to share stories about our journey of faith and encourage each other. We’re in a similar place but in completely different places, if that makes sense. We’re both interested in dialogs about missional lifestyles and what it means to engage the restoration of all creation. We’re practicing from …
