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Thursday, July 20th, 2006“Show me the money,” and, “It’s all about the benjamins.” These are just two recent pop culture catchphrases that illustrate our universal relationship to money. But what are the economics of “the Kingdom of God” that Jesus proclaimed? Capitalist, mercantilist, imperial, tribal, communist, socialist, or none of the above? Do they subscribe to Smith or [...]
Words of Christ or capitalist screed?
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006“You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. “Take the talent from him and [...]
Early church or Marxist commune?
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006“All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the … courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, … and enjoying the favor of all [...]
Would you listen to these men?
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006I’ve been accused by my Charismatic brethren of being too cerebral when it comes to “receiving” from the Holy Spirit. I counter that God says to love him with all your heart, soul, and MIND. Still, at times I wonder if in my quest to “come now and reason together” I don’t at times overcompensate. [...]
Convergence, McLaren’s way
Friday, August 12th, 2005I hope that recent controversies about emergence will give way to a profound new convergence – where formerly alienated people come together as never before to form Christ-centered communities in which more and more of us learn to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength … in which we learn to love [...]
Was it seven literal 24 hour days?
Monday, July 18th, 2005Literalists took a hit last week when Washington, DC’s Cardinal Theodore McCarrick said that a belief in “theistic evolution” can be consistent with Christian teaching. Predictably, some are outraged. Why? If the Genesis creation accounts (Genesis 1 and 2 offer two different tellings of the creation story from two different perspectives) are literally true, then [...]
The antidote to sin
Tuesday, July 12th, 2005Equal parts humilty, generosity, and integrity. I heard Rick Warren share this last month to a gathering of NY-area church panters that are part of his “Purpose-Driven” network of churches. It was stimulating in light of 1 John 2:16-17: “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of [...]
Pressing on
Monday, June 13th, 2005On the first Sunday of every November for the last 36 years, the greatest city in the world effectively shuts down in order to accomodate 35,000 crazies who want to run outside my apartment building for the annual New York City Marathon. It’s quite a sight. For nearly an hour a seemingly endless mob of [...]
(One of) My Life Verse(s)
Friday, June 10th, 2005I’ve gotten reflective again this week. Perhaps it’s from the Celebration or Monday’s board meeting or orienting the interns to the ministry or the anticipation that the BG Crusade is nearing its end or all of the above. Who knows why exactly, but who really cares anyway? All the reflecting reminded me of one of [...]
Aliens in the world
Friday, June 10th, 2005Noel Castellanos has a great post about the church’s responsibilities in immigration reform. One would think that Christians, whom the Apostle Peter and the writer of Hebrews both refer to as “aliens in this world,” would be especially sensitive to the needs of immigrants in our country. Yet often the most strident “close-the-borders/send-them-home” activitists are [...]
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