“Shame is that secret belief that you are unfit, unworthy, even rotten.” Ze Frank Shame hinders us in very common ways, such as feelings and thoughts of fear, rejection, unworthiness, not belonging, and self-hatred. People go through life afraid that it is true that they are somehow inferior and unworthy, and desperately afraid that other… Continue reading Unfit, Unworthy, Even Rotten
Category: being a disciple
Our Response to God’s Decisive Act
Salvation perspectives that infer a contingent transaction are overwhelmingly common with the evangelical gospel message. In this post, I want to discuss the possibility that we can express the gospel in ways that override this default perspective. The reason for Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf was because we were helpless to reconcile ourselves to God.… Continue reading Our Response to God’s Decisive Act
The Gospel of Exclusion
The message of exclusion is a fundamental problem for christianity and the church today. While there are abundant examples of the message of exclusion, the Chik-Fil-A episode is an obvious recent example. Regardless of the first amendment issues involved, this was an epic failure in communicating the message of Christ for the christians who were… Continue reading The Gospel of Exclusion
Repairing the World
An ongoing project… In a Religion News Service article by John Murawski, N.T. Wright asks: Have we gotten heaven all wrong? The article said: While heaven is indisputably God’s realm, it’s not some distantly remote galaxy hopelessly removed from human reality. In the ancient Judaic worldview, Wright notes, the two dimensions intersect and overlap so… Continue reading Repairing the World
Are You Sure?
Is it or has it ever been God’s intention to punish mankind? (punish – to inflict penalty for transgression) I would like to open a discussion about this. I’ll participate in the comments as I am able, but feel free to discuss this among yourselves. Did God punish Adam and Eve? Did God punish Jesus?… Continue reading Are You Sure?
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