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When the “Good News” Becomes “Good” Again!

Two years ago I had a paradigm shift in my faith when I read Brian Zahnd’s Beauty Will Save The World.  As I wrote then “I suddenly had my ‘spiritual mojo’ back!”  In hindsight now I realize that for...

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Some More Thoughts on the World Vision Controversy

A couple days ago I contributed to the deluge of opinion on the recent controversy surrounding World Vision with a satirical post of my own. Needless to say I received more than the usual amount of...

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The Church Is Changing: Will Believers Start Bypassing Christianity to Follow...

Rachel Held Evans has been one of the “go to” blogs for commentary on the unfolding World Vision controversy.  Today, in an article for CNN, Rachel argues that in their desire to win a culture war,...

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Brian McLaren and Why Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Crossed The Road

Within the Christian community the name Brian McLaren elicits either declarations of gratitude or cries of “heretic” depending on where one stands on a number of theological issues. The gratitude part...

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Peter Rollins and “Holy Ghosts”

In just a few hours I’ll be hopping on a plane for LONG flight from Hong Kong to London and then on to Belfast Northern Ireland. The reason? I’ll be attending Peter Rollin’s 4 day Holy Ghosts event or,...

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“Holy Ghosts” With Peter Rollins Pt. 2

 Well, after a week in Belfast I’m still processing the time there with Pete Rollins and Holy Ghosts.  What was it like you ask?  As I put it in a Facebook update: Film makers, theologians, artists,...

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“Taking A Stand”: Jesus Wasn’t Always So Good At It!

“Taking a Stand!” That’s whats “in”.  Hang out in Christian circles or read some more evangelical based news articles and you will hear the rallying cry that to push back the forces of darkness that...

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Christian Evangelism: What Story Do You Tell Yourself…And The World?

Christian evangelism is fueled by two sources; the story we tell ourselves and the mission we believe we are on. Story and Mission The story we proclaim and the mission we engage in tells those around...

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Identity Issues: Why the Quest To Earn God’s Love Is Turning the Church Into...

One of the great challenges facing the church today is the vast number of Christians who love Jesus…but aren’t so sure He loves them back. Yes,  theologically and “biblicaly” most Christians...

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Being Delivered From “Finding The Will of God”

The Paralysis of Analysis!  That term coined to describe someone who is frozen in a particular situation because they can never come to a definitive decision as there is always another “angle” to...

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In “Jesus Christ Superstar” Judas Asks All The Right Questions

Curiosity… Doubt… Questions… Themes raised in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar which has been playing from Broadway to school auditoriums since 1970. Full disclosure: JCS is the first musical...

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“I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life” Is A Promise, Not A Threat!

If you have ever witnessed a debate between Christians and members of other religious faiths you will inevitably see the verse John 14:6 strategically deployed by the Christian side. “I am the way and...

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A New Year’s Resolution in 2015 You Should Have

  The great thing about new days, new months, or especially new years is that chance we have to start again.  If you’ve fallen down, you have a chance to get up again.  If you’ve had a victory, you get...

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Christianity Without Hooks: Gay Pastors & Angry Bloggers

Last week’s post on whether the Apostle Paul would have lunch with a gay pastor stirred up a hornet’s nest of comments.  The contributors were a pretty passionate group but after 40 or 50 comments or...

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5 Reasons Jesus Was Rejected…And Why We Would Reject Him Again

I think as Christians we often look back at the rejection of Jesus by the religious rulers and people of the time and shake our heads in disbelief.  How could they have done that?  Were they crazy?...

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Tony Campolo Comes Out As “Gay Affirming”

“Are you gay affirming?” I was asked not long ago. The question caught me off guard.  It was in regards to the Bread & Wine group I run in Hong Kong and the inquirer wanted to know whether it...

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Think You “Get God”? Think Again…

  One of the common threads running through the Bible is the consistent habit we humans have of assuming we have God figured out…only to be surprised that we don’t. This happened a lot… But of course,...

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I’m Giving Up God For Lent…And You Can Too!

The season of Lent is upon us which is a period where many Christians take stock of their lives by often giving up something that is important in their daily schedule for a period of 40 days leading up...

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Episode 004: My Brother’s Journey To Atheism (Pt 1)

Tam and I have an episode this week we know you’re gonna love.  Andrew, who is our guest this week did more than just grow up in the evangelical / charismatic  church system… he did it on steroids.  As...

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Episode 063: My Journey into Grace with Paul Ellis

  Hi Pilgrim Paul Ellis has impacted and inspired tens of thousands across the world with the message of God’s unconditional love for them through his award winning books as well as his Escape to...

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