As much as I hate being labeled, I took the below Theological Worldview test just for fun, and with a grain of salt of course.  Anyway, the results are consistent with the worldview I claim to have, which is at least a little comforting.  Take the quiz too, if you like, by using the link just […]

Irrelevant. Self-focused. A cultural ghetto.  Untinged by the width and breadth of God’s grace.  White.  Male.  Protective.  Uncomfortable with messy redemption.  Wrapped up, all nice and neat.  Reduced to the seven habits of highly successful spritual people.  Comfortable.  Politicized.  Uninterested in outsiders.  Afraid of sinners.  Cult of personality.  Consumer-oriented.  Tolerant of darkness.  Asleep. 
Is this our […]

Back in 1995, a group of Danish film directors found that they had enough.  They were fed up with the pretentious, effects-laden and commercialized films that were being spewed upon the silver screen just to attract an audience.  In a response to the crass commercialism of the film industry they created a manifesto, Dogme95, intended […]

An article I wrote at ChurchMarketingSucks.Com.  More to come hopefully.  Thanks to Kevin Hendricks for the opportunity to write for this very excellent and provoking site.
Frustrate.  Educate. Motivate.

The discussion flies actively back forth within church circles, debating how we, the Body of Christ, should actually do church. It is clear that the turbulent gusts of change are buffeting the church, causing much discomfort, but hopefully much rejoicing. Before we go on in this debate about how we should go about implementing the […]

When dealing with the institutions of this world, you may as well plan that you won’t receive any grace.  This has been my experience.  Now, I realize that credit unions, banks, credit card companies, etc. have to protect themselves from risk in order to stay in business, and that’s fine.  But just don’t expect much […]

I stood in church, and I cringed inside.  Why?  After all, I was singing in the worship team this particular Sunday.  This day, I was charged, with the rest of the musicians, with helping lead people into the presence of God through worship.  But I was woefully uncomfortable.  Me, a follow of Christ for over […]

of rain, that is.  Western Washington is soaked.  And there are no signs of it letting up.  For that matter, I am soaked too.  And I wonder, daily, if there are signs of things letting up in my life too.
You see, I have been hit hard by a dying car, an unreasonable credit union, a […]

It is clear to me that there are a vast many people that are yearning for the truth — the truth of Christ and the redemption he has for our haphazard and wayward souls.  And it is clear that many will never necessarily light the doorways of our churches — unless we go to them.

It strikes me that many people have given up on their dreams, if they had them in the first place.  I see those that are struggling financially, or nearing retirement, or unhappy with their work, or whatever else might be creating challenges in their lives, giving up their dreams and giving in to the fact […]