I fell into a Facebook debate the other day. I don’t know how it happened, it just did. Anyway, the debate revolved around poverty and being a Christian. At one point someone said, “Poverty is a horrible testimony.” This statement floored me because it seems to mean that Jesus who didn’t seem to have aContinue reading “Theology of Poverty”
Monthly Archives: June 2013
With or At
This week I have been auditing a class on Theology of Disability with Amos Yong. It has been really helpful personally. And I think it can be helpful for Creekside as we have been partnering with YoungLife Capernaum for many years. One of the things that struck me today is how do we do ministry withContinue reading “With or At”
God’s Currency
Has God’s face ever been on a coin? We are the coin that bears the living likeness of God. Giving if ourselves with whatever that may include, is the only legal currency of the kingdom of heaven. – Gordon and Gladis DePree Matthew 22 Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar 15 Then the Pharisees wentContinue reading “God’s Currency”
Nothing To Say
It’s June 20th, and I haven’t written anything here in nearly 6 months. It’s not that I haven’t had thoughts and things haven’t been going on. I just have not had time, or energy, to formulate those ideas. This is very frustrating. Even more frustrating is when I think about the time that I haveContinue reading “Nothing To Say”