1. Have you heard? Jesus > Religion
Ok, I’ll bite. Someone asked me to comment on the viral video making its way around the interwebz: Why I Love Jesus, But Hate Religion by Jefferson Bethke. Kevin DeYoung has written the best overall response to the video (found here). ...
Personal Goals for 2012
Posted by Jeff on Jan 2nd, 2012 in Discipleship, Emerging Church, Feature, Personal Reflections, Uncategorized | 0 comments
2011 was a turbulent year for me. Professionally, my pastoral role continued to expand beyond my ability to adapt to the responsibilities and demands. This had me feeling “behind the...
Four Questions on Discipling Young Adults
Posted by Jeff on Dec 14th, 2011 in Discipleship, Emerging Church, Feature, Personal Reflections | 0 comments
A young adult in our church recently asked me the following four questions related to discipling young adults for a school project. I really enjoyed pulling together my thoughts on these four...
The Dawnbringer
We all live between the polarities of great hope and deep fear.
In the decades preceding Jesus’s birth, if you would have asked Israel to chart where they were along the spectrum of hope and fear,...
Tithing: A Step-By-Step Guide for Beginners
“I’m afraid biblical charity is more than merely giving away that which we could afford to do without anyway.” C.S. Lewis
The greatest impediment to tithing is often the feeling of...
Occupy Wall Street: Love Is The Revoluti...
I’ve read and listened to a lot on the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. I’ve tried to understand it from several different angles, and I’ve followed the media’s coverage of several...
A Portrait of Christ
A Portrait of Christ from Jeremy Cowart on Vimeo. Watching this video brought to mind Colossians 1:15-20. 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all...Archives
