worldviews

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  stand your ground

  authentic christianity, bible literacy, READ, worldviews 2 comments

  A popular text growing up was Ephesians 6:10-20 on “spiritual warfare.”  I remember being taught to pray over myself the armor of God each morning so that I would not fall to temptation in my life. However, the personal application is of secondary nature to the main emphasis, which is [...]

   
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  words that bring division

  authentic christianity, READ, theology, worldviews 2 comments

  We use words to compartmentalize, categorize, and define. For example, I would define my Christian theology (or spirituality) as a Protestant Evangelical Reformed Charismatic Episcopal/Anglican Christian.  Each of these words brings a certain characteristic or understanding to what kind of Christian I am. Historians and sociologists use stereotypes to categorize [...]

   
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  [the 7 project] month three: possessions

  authentic christianity, book reviews, READ, worldviews 14 comments

  Have you ever watched that TV show Hoarders? It’s crazy how out of control some of these people get with their stuff, huh? It’s easy to see the problems when we look at the extreme examples like this. It’s kinda in your face when a person’s inability to let things go [...]

   
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  how cheating taught me about [real] hunger

  activist faith, authentic christianity, poverty, READ, SERVE, the unlikely missionary, worldviews 9 comments

  I had a moment of weakness. I’m ashamed to say that I cheated. And it wasn’t just a little bit. I cheated bad. Yeah, I feel horrible about it, mostly because I know there’s no way I can take it back. I wish I could. I really wish I could. [...]

   
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  be authentic, for the love of God.

  authentic christianity, READ, worldviews 13 comments

  I write the truth. I have written a lot of words over the course of my 32 years on this planet and I find one element that binds them to those who stumble onto them. One string runs down the middle of my ramblings and (to God’s glory), that string [...]

   
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  [the 7 project] month one: food

  authentic christianity, book reviews, engaged in culture, READ, worldviews 21 comments

  I’m fat. Technically, the BMI calculators I just used tell me that I’m obese. My ever-increasing waistline is a clear example of my excess in the area of food. And watching my fat-pants get even tighter is a constant reminder that I’ve got to do something, because going up another [...]

   
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  the 7 project [an experimental mutiny against excess]

  authentic christianity, book reviews, READ, worldviews 56 comments

  The thoughts running through my head make me sick to my stomach. The kind of sick that causes me to want to shake it up and do whatever it takes to purge myself of the crap (yeah, I said it) that spoils everything else that’s in there. And I’m blaming [...]