Thanks to AC/DC, hopping on the “Highway to Hell” after you die has become a trendy option for the afterlife. But that’s just because lots of people don’t truly believe in Hell—no one would want to go there if it’s really how the Bible describes it. I mean, is there even a “there” to go to? Is Hell a real place? Where people will be forever? Punished for all eternity? I mean...really?
Read MoreIs there anything more divisive than politics? Political views turn brothers into enemies quicker than almost anything else. Obviously, that shouldn’t be the case. But what’s the appropriate, Christian approach to politics? How do we best engage in public policy, voting, and political discourse? How do we hold political beliefs, honor Jesus, and love others at the same time?
Read MoreIs there anything more divisive than politics? Political views turn brothers into enemies quicker than almost anything else. Obviously, that shouldn’t be the case. But what’s the appropriate, Christian approach to politics? How do we best engage in public policy, voting, and political discourse? How do we hold political beliefs, honor Jesus, and love others at the same time?
Read MoreWhen a house is beyond saving in its current form, it is “deconstructed”—taken down to the studs. This is done so that a new house can rise in its place. A house that is firmly set on a proper foundation. The same is true of a deconstructed faith. Don’t leave your faith hanging in the most exhilarating part of the process—the new construction! See it through!
Read MoreResearch in the mid-2010’s asked people to use word association with the word “Christian.” The main responses? “Bigoted”, “judgmental”, “hypocritical.” Yikes. It seems the biggest obstacle to the Church has been the Church. It’s true there are plenty of wonderful Christians, but it’s also true that many professing the name of Jesus have hurt untold amounts of people. So how do we process and move past the hurts and damaged witness of the Church itself?
Read MoreResearch in the mid-2010’s asked people to use word association with the word “Christian.” The main responses? “Bigoted”, “judgmental”, “hypocritical.” Yikes. It seems the biggest obstacle to the Church has been the Church. It’s true there are plenty of wonderful Christians, but it’s also true that many professing the name of Jesus have hurt untold amounts of people. So how do we process and move past the hurts and damaged witness of the Church itself?
Read MoreHow do we wrestle with the idea that one of the biggest drivers of deconstruction is the Bible? The violence in the Old Testament, the examples of slavery and polygamy...these are difficult to reconcile. When you were little, someone telling you, “...because the Bible says so…” may have been good enough. Not anymore. Now you’re a grown up with grown up doubts—and those grown up doubts deserve grown up answers.
How do we wrestle with the idea that one of the biggest drivers of deconstruction is the Bible? The violence in the Old Testament, the examples of slavery and polygamy...these are difficult to reconcile. When you were little, someone telling you, “...because the Bible says so…” may have been good enough. Not anymore. Now you’re a grown up with grown up doubts—and those grown up doubts deserve grown up answers.
Deconstruction is often a terrifying journey. The faith that you thought you knew crumbling around you? It disrupts and challenges the very core of what you believed was true. But what if the faith that you knew isn’t the faith that is true? What if your faith was actually built on a counterfeit version of Christianity? And what if deconstruction is a doorway to a deeper faith?
Deconstruction is often a terrifying journey. The faith that you thought you knew crumbling around you? It disrupts and challenges the very core of what you believed was true. But what if the faith that you knew isn’t the faith that is true? What if your faith was actually built on a counterfeit version of Christianity? And what if deconstruction is a doorway to a deeper faith?
Jesus routinely sought out the outcasts—prostitutes, pagans, tax collectors. And something amazing happened when he did…instead of their sin making Jesus unclean, his presence brought them healing. And King Jesus is still doing the same today. He is drawing our sin onto himself, conquering it, and providing us with new, purpose-filled life. Long live the King!
Here’s the fact of the matter—Jesus is King. Right here, right now. His coronation isn’t off in the distance, one day when “every knee will bow and every tongue confess.” He’s already inaugurated and initiated his Kingdom…and he did it in the most unexpected way imaginable.
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