I recently received another great article in a newsletter from Christians for Biblical Equality, posted in its entirety here, underscoring the inherent equality of women portrayed in the New Testament. The article considers whether Paul’s words of instruction about submission, keeping silent, authority, etc., which are always held up as irrefutable evidence of male authority,… Continue reading women’s roles: Paul’s words vs Christ’s example
Week 4 of the spiritual formation lecture series, was about why as believers we may continue to struggle with sin. The series is taught by professors from Biola University’s Institute for Spiritual Formation. “Why We Sin When We Know So Much” looked at why spiritual change often seems so difficult and slow. We need to… Continue reading Is There More to the Christian Life?
Most of you know that I’ve been job-hunting over the past year, having been laid off my job about 15 months ago. I am happy to report that this past week I accepted an offer to be the Communications Director at a church called Eastside Christian, here in southern California. I haven’t talked a lot… Continue reading turning another page
Week 3 of the spiritual formation lecture series, “Is There More to the Christian Life?” was about typical models we use in attempts to facilitate spiritual growth. The series is taught by professors from Biola University’s Institute for Spiritual Formation. The premise: God transforms us in and through our relationship with him. This relationship is… Continue reading a relational model of spiritual growth
In my recent spiritual formation studies, I continue to see how God accepts our human-ness: our feelings, our failures, even our acknowledgement of our sinfulness. There truly is nothing that separates us from God’s love. Yet I also continue to see how we often misunderstand or can be unintentionally misleading about the Christian life in… Continue reading the christian life vs. reality
Last night was week 2 of a lecture series on spiritual formation I’m attending, taught by professors from Biola University’s Institute for Spiritual Formation. The theme is “Is There More to the Christian Life?” And last night was about “Resisting the Temptation of Moral Formation.” Your daily Christian life is about to be turned upside… Continue reading stop being good
For the past three weeks I’ve been working with a local church on communications for an inter-faith panel they hosted over the weekend in their regular services. Under the heading “Are all Religions the Same?” representatives from five major world religions – Buddhism, Judaism, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church), Islam… Continue reading the inter-faith panel
I started a lecture series on spiritual formation last night, taught by professors from Biola University’s Institute for Spiritual Formation. If we’re honest, most of us at some point have thought, “Christianity just doesn’t work for me.” “I must not be doing it right.” Or, “I just don’t get it.” Spiritual formation examines where we… Continue reading is there more to the christian life?
When you’ve been unemployed for over a year, it’s really easy to become completely self-focused. First I must clarify: while I’m technically unemployed, God has been providing me with lots of freelance work which has been keeping me afloat. Nevertheless. I catch my brain chewing on questions about what God has for me. What does… Continue reading joining God
Earlier this week Christianity Today posted a timely article: What Is the Gospel Response to the Prop. 8 Decision? – a collection of observations by Christian thinkers, primarily academics. I’ve read through it several times, and find myself feeling… well, disappointed. But if there’s one thing I know absolutely about Prop 8, it’s that it’s… Continue reading thoughts for christian leaders on prop 8 decision
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