I Don’t Know Who Jesus Is (I Just Did What He Said)
I Don’t Know Who Jesus Is (I Just Did What He Said) Read More
Things I Heard In Church: A Sermon On Sex (In The Dark)
Things I Heard In Church: A sermon on sex (in the dark).
During that sermon, the pastor said these words: Read More
Religious Bigots
Against the Flow
The Definition Of A Bigot
I want to begin by saying I struggled with using the word bigot. The first definition that comes up when I Google it is, “a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.” That’s similar to other definitions I found, including the one from Merriam-Webster and that’s the meaning of the word as it’s used in this blog post. But for many people today the word bigot has become synonymous with the word racist and that’s NOT the meaning of the word as used in this article.
When Rules Trump Jesus’ Love
Today a Christian friend of mine shared about a man I’ll call Tom. My friend cared for this man in a group home because Tom had a serious cognitive disability. Tom’s capacity to enjoy life was severely limited: there was just one, and only one, activity that brought him joy and that was Read More
Things I Heard In Church: “The first miracle Jesus ever did was to turn water into wine–to save a party.” -Randy Alcorn
“The first miracle Jesus ever did was to turn water into wine–to save a party.” –Randy Alcorn
Last Sunday I visited my friends Darrell, Patty, and Kellen Knott at Good Shepherd Community Church, East of Portland. Best selling author Randy Alcorn was speaking on the topic of happiness there. Here are a few more quotes from Randy on that day (be sure not to miss the last one!): Read More
I Really, Really, Really Liked This Music Video by Keiren Mitchell
I really, really, really liked this music video by Keiren Mitchell.
The Time Jesus Asked The Impossible (of a sick and suffering man)
Christ follower
The Way Of His Culture
In Jesus’ day there was this place in Jerusalem by a pool called Bethesda. It had five decks, and each deck had a roof supported by pillars. The rumor was Read More
Things I Heard In Church: A Primer on Smallpox
The smallpox virus killed 80% of children and 30% of adults who contracted the disease. Smallpox, also known as the red plague, was one of the most devastating diseases in history, until Edward Jenner came along. Edward Jenner’s work changed everything. He made people immune to the virus by infecting people with a virus. He made people immune to smallpox by infecting them with a different pox virus: cowpox. Two hundred years after Jenner, the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated.
It turns out, Jenner’s story is analogous to Jesus’ story…
For more, listen to Dave Teixeira’s teaching on 3/27/2016, 11am, Everything Changed
Easter: Stuck Between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection
If you’re reading this the day it’s posted, then Read More
Ray Charles’s Daughter Sheila Raye Charles: Things I Heard In Church
I heard Ray Charles’s Daughter Sheila Raye Charles speak at our church Tuesday night, after the Jesus Table.
She told her story of sexual abuse, Read More
When You Have Doubts (And Weak Faith In An Almighty God)
When You Have Weak Faith In An Almighty God
The Tale Of Two Firefighters
There were two firefighters on the roof of a burning building. Read More
