To follow Jesus and to maintain our identity in Christ and not the Baals of this world, requires the endless intentionality that Elijah puts before us.
Elijah – The Contest on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18), pt.2 Read More »
Elijah ends the drought and takes his revenge upon Jezebel’s prophets of Baal.
Elijah – The Contest on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18), pt.1 Read More »
In the story of the widow, we should see Advent. We have maginalized people doing everyday things in ordinary places. Yet through them, God invades enemy-occupied territory to bring dead things back to life.
Elijah – The Widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 16:30-17:24), pt.2 Read More »
See the apocalyptic battle between Yahweh and Baal (God/Satan, Good/Evil) begin to develop. Notice the faith, as it waxes and wanes, in both Elijah and the Widow. See the typology of the coming resurrection of the son.
Elijah – The Widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 16:30-17:24) Read More »
The Elijah stories provide us with a wonderful follow-up to Tim Sorens’s book Everywhere You Look about how the church can form an alternative community in the world. The stories also provide us with another way of walking through and understanding Advent.
Elijah – An Introduction Read More »
By prioritizing Connections we are fighting back against the storm of individualism and polarization that is overtaking our society. Every good thing that we seek to do in the world, should start with these Connections
Everywhere You Look, Ch.8: Already Here, pt.2 Read More »
If the church is to win over hearts and minds, to bring about change at the neighborhood level, and to heal our divisions, we must be present in our neighborhoods and to think long-term.
Everywhere You Look, Ch.8: Already Here, pt.1 Read More »
As we open our eyes and engage in sacred curiosity, we should not limit ourselves to those who look like us, vote like us, or even believe like us.
Everywhere You Look, Ch.7: Learning from Local Heros, pt.1 Read More »
Being part of the same team means moving from isolation to awareness, polarization to curiosity, and fragmentation to integration.
Everywhere You Look, Ch.6: The Same Team, pt.2 Read More »
Church divisions, particularly those that mirror the divisions in society, make the gospel a lie. If we vilify our fellow Christians and create a community based on a mutual dislike of the other, then what do we have to offer the world as an alternative way of being.
Everywhere You Look, Ch.6: The Same Team, pt.1 Read More »
