Christians have favorite Bible verses. They’re the ones you find on posters with pictures of eagles and mountains; on coffee cups or bumper stickers; and underlined and memorized. Jeremiah 29:11 is one such verse. It reads, For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to [...]
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I’ll start off with a confession: I’m a terrible blogger. It has been months since my last post. I keep resolving (silently, in my head) to blog more often, but I refrain from ever saying this to anyone so I can’t be held accountable to it. Know this: my spirit is willing, but my flesh [...]
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Okay, so my last post focused on the importance of making the distinction between what is descriptive and prescriptive in Scripture, and in particular, when reading of others personal experiences with God. I concluded that blog post briefly rehashing the story of Hosea who was called by God to marry a prostitute. The Israelites wouldn’t [...]
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Sola Scriptura. Latin for “by Scripture alone” Sola Scriptura was a foundational theological belief of the Protestant Reformation begun by Martin Luther in 1517. For most evangelical Christians, it is a staple of our faith. Most of us readily admit that Scripture is authoritative on matters of doctrine, but few of us trust Scripture enough [...]
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What now? As post-conversion people – that is, Christians – how should we live? And how do we know how to live? Do we strive to be as authentic as possible, being true to who we really are as humans at the core of which is the image of God? Or do we strive to [...]
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In honor of Easter (I assume), Rob Bell – pastor of Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, author of Velvet Elvis, Jesus Wants to Save Christians, and Drop Like Stars and the guy from those Nooma videos – has released a new video called Resurrection. It’s only a few minutes long. Check it out: [...]
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So, a long time ago, back before www.NeueMinistry.com didn’t redirect to www.NeueResources.com, I wrote an article titled, “How to Sell the Son of God.” When NeueMinistry published it they retitled it “How to Sell Jesus.” Well, when that site shut down and began redirecting, the article was lost somewhere out there in cyberspace. So, I [...]
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Preached the following sermon for The Gathering Student Ministries high school youth group on January 21st, 2010. This is part of our “Family Values” series and I also preached on Community as part of this series. Key verse, of course, is Acts 1:8 Acts 1-8 by Jesse Medina
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I preached the following sermon on November 7th, 2009 at The Gathering Student Ministries High School youth group. The sermon titled “Looking Ahead” is the second in a series based around Andy Stanley’s The Principle of the Path. Two apologies: first, the recording ends before the sermon is done by a minute or two…technical problems. [...]
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