Tag Archives: communion

We Need

(With an imperious air) We don’t need you. And you don’t need us. On the other hand, we are altogether glad you took a moment to read this. Our motives are radically different from other religious groups. It’s not propaganda … Continue reading

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Persecution

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve tried to outline in the Answering Series things I might say in response to typical questions about what distinguishes my faith and religion. The purpose was to summarize what you can expect from … Continue reading

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Sticker Shock

Maybe you recognize the title as an American expression for being surprised at how expensive something can be. Let me try to offer a better context for folks who don’t engage in my sort of fitness activities. A couple of … Continue reading

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Current Site Proposal

There is just a chance I can persuade someone I know to offer hosting under the best of terms. Unless God has reasons for some other deal, this looks better than anything I’ve seen so far. However, the key person … Continue reading

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Witness in a New World

Social dominance or effective leadership is always contextual. It requires the leader be aware of the contextual nuances of what people take for granted so that they convince others to follow. If folks don’t follow, you aren’t a leader. It … Continue reading

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Virtual Communion and Witness

It’s a favorite theme of mine: Don’t take yourself too seriously. We are all for the most part simply along for the ride in God’s revelation of Himself. In His measureless mercy and grace, He allows us to participate in … Continue reading

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Communion = Dependence

We are designed for communion. While the priority is on communion with our Creator, it seems rather necessary that we are able to commune with our own inner selves first. However, at some point you quickly run into the necessity … Continue reading

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Network Age Faith

I still believe that the Network Civilization is replacing Western Civilization. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. The closest we ever came to God’s ideal in terms of human society stood for a time after the Flood. At … Continue reading

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Parish Business: Remodeling in the Background

I’m going to close my static site. You can request your own copy of it; I’ll zip it up for you. If I need to share documents, I’ll come up with a different service for that. If you are using … Continue reading

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It Would Work without Me

The word “faith” itself connotes an ultimate confidence in things we cannot possibly understand, much less control. I can tell you that it’s there. I can show you what it does to me when I touch it. My words just … Continue reading

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