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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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Tagged communion, divine revelation, evangelism, individual faith, internet, virtual space
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Not the Apocalypse, Part 3
It’s personal. You can’t make it otherwise. The very fabric of Creation itself is personal because that’s how God makes it and remakes it every day. It wasn’t made and then allowed to run on without Him; it continues only … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, computers, culture, democratization, evangelism, government, human existence, internet, mission, social sciences, spirituality, western civilization
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Just a Dreamer?
I dream of the day when the Lord will send me to the fields white unto harvest. I dream of spending time among a people who seek a living faith that climbs above this world, even as they learn to … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, ministry, mission, radix fidem
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Our Witness
We are aliens. If you follow much of my teaching on this blog, there’s a pretty good chance you would be alien even to Petra, the band who recorded this song more than thirty years ago. They were fairly generic … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemporary Christian, evangelism, Hippie Jesus Freak Movement, Israel, mysticism, Petra, religion, spirituality
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Conquest Evangelism
It’s not as if Jesus never used military metaphors. The problem is how we read our militarism back into His comments. Perhaps you may have heard a very popular worship song from the 1980s, “Blow the Trumpet in Zion.” It … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-American culture, evangelism, propaganda, religion, scripture, social mythology, spirituality, war
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Working Heart
This business of heart-led living is hard work. We aren’t designed for isolation; it’s not what God intended for us. We are hard-wired to live in extended family households. Anything else is hardly living. However, revelation says a covenant family … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, evangelism, isolation, mainstream christianity, propaganda, religion, sensory heart
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The Faith of Loners
They told me, “There are no Lone Rangers in the faith.” Aside from a couple of truly fine leaders, the majority of those with whom I’ve worked in churches would reflexively deny that a Christian can be a faithful, spirit-filled … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged church politics, evangelism, Lone Rangers, mysticism, oppression, peace, psychology, religion, spirituality
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Adjustments
Religion is just a word referring to the human effort to respond to the imperatives of the Spirit. Religion is how we do what God requires of us, so don’t buy into the silly nonsense that some religious activity is … Continue reading
A Vision of Sharing
“For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20 Shedding the trappings of a broken past is highly variable. God alone decides what survives into the new life He gives each of … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged evangelism, fellowship, law, mysticism, nature, peace, spirituality
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The Parable of Malware
Western Civilization is malware. It is so complex and pervasive that most people mistake it for the operating system for human life on this planet. However, it is a huge mask over the real OS and it hands control of … Continue reading
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Tagged computer, evangelism, mission, moral consciousness, parable, psychology, religion, spirituality
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