Serving Bread

Frequently our churches are empty not because the Christian faith is unacceptable to the modern world, but because of the “counter-witness of believers and christian communities failing to follow the model of Christ” (Redemptoris Missio 36). In many respects our track record is against us. — David Bosch, Believing in the Future

I included the following quote in my sermon this morning: Consumption (of culture), as a posture, is capitulation: letting the culture set the terms, assuming that the culture knows best and that even our deepest longings (for beauty, truth, love) and fears (of loneliness, loss, death) have some solution that fits comfortably within our culture’s [...]

The economy is big news. Apart from the weather (for those of us who live in Southern California), economics dominates the headlines. As the fears and the impact of the recession widens, not only are we inundated with what used to be mundane economic data, but many of us are able to personalize the state [...]

Setting goals is an important function of leadership in any arena. Most successful companies set various goals for the month, quarter or year as a way to motivate employees and execute the vision of the organization. I have found that Christians in various ministries tend to question whether goal-setting should be an important element of [...]

The guy featured was my freshman year roommate

I came across this quote today in one of my readings: Though some fundamentalists are involved in politics, their involvement rarely touches on theological issues or vlaues that were prominent in Scripture or the early church. (The prohibition of abortion in the early church was part of a nurturing environment for children that would probably [...]

Many people 150 years ago saw no real conflict between Darwin and God. Darwin’s theory was actually embraced by many in the church as an answer to the question, “How did God accomplish the creation?” Darwin’s theory meant to be about the connectedness of all living things—in fact, today, nothing in biology or medicine can [...]

With 27 votes (which put me in second place in the elections) I was elected President of my Homeowners’ Association. Here’s an excerpt of what I would have said had I been given space for an inaugural address: Today, I’m proud to be an American and I envision a new America HOA where justice is [...]