A Different Kind of Deliverance
There was a sense of joy and excitement as we traveled towards Jerusalem. We were all looking forward to the Passover feast but most of all…We were waiting for the moment when Yeshua would publicly reveal himself to all of Israel…
The Glory and Muck of Christmas
As I mucked out the barn this morning I could almost imagine this world to come, like a newborn in the straw, asleep in the stall, dreaming of what is to come, in the dusty early morning light.
Political Idols and Election Day Communion
I hope, no matter how you choose to vote, you will also choose to remember your citizenship in the Body of Christ – your membership in a different kind of ‘body politic’. Check out more about Election Day Communion and get involved…
American Virtues and the Seven Deadly Sins
Western culture has traditionally recognized “7 Deadly Sins.” There was a time when most people knew them by heart…These days those sins seem to characterize our society and, in some cases, are even celebrated as civic virtues…
Michah Bournes: Acts 17 and Turning the World Upside Down (Video)
The massively talented, poetry slammin’ Micah Bournes hits on a glaring discrepancy: “If the Gospel of Jesus is so revolutionary…why aren’t we turning the places where we live upside down like the early Christians in Acts 17?”
An Eternal Revolution and A Crucified King
Jesus had indeed come to unleash GOD’s kingdom but it was an upside-down kingdom…The greatest irony is that Jesus didn’t come to overthrow Rome but to disarm the empire that is rooted in our human hearts…
Embodying Our Faith: Creating A Culture of Sharing
In a culture where a person’s success is determined more often by the the things that we have, and the amount of each of them that we have, establishing a culture of sharing turns that entire notion on its head…
Seeking shalom: Renewing the Regional Foodshed
I’m not sure the exact moment that this happen but at some point over the past five years I became passionate about food and agriculture…This long journey in exploring issues of food, health and agriculture (and how they all relate) has also coincided with a deeper spiritual journey…
Birth of the Rebel Jesus
Let us listen to those who challenge our collective imagination, like Jackson Browne who sings of the ‘Rebel Jesus’ and reminds us that if we are to believe in and celebrate GOD’s incarnation we must also live in-step with the ‘upside-down’ kingdom of the King who became a servant to us all…
Turning a Deaf Ear to the ‘American Way’
We tried to imitate [Jesus] in the 1960s…When I was a teenager I thought this meant going barefooted and having long hair. Today I’m finding that the call to discipleship is more expensive. It demands that I turn a deaf ear to the seductive force of materialism and the ‘American Way’…
