Letter 19 Themes: God’s love, competition, being in love, marriage, exploitation of anything for sinister purposes.
Letter 20 Themes: Attacks on chastity; unequally yoked marriages; sexual “tastes” of males and females; idealism.
Letter 21 Themes: Irritability (peevishness); sense of entitlement; value of time; ownership verses stewardship.
From the book: “Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” by Brett McCracken “Showing up week after week and giving oneself to the building up of the body is a revolutionary act of mission.” (p. 119) If it were not for the Holy Spirit, perhaps it is just a coincidence that The Source is…
From the book: “Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” by Brett McCracken “Because believers are so conditioned by comfort-idolatry and personal-preference individualism that is the twenty-first-century air they breathe, worship can be a struggle.” (p. 145) We are so used to and spoiled by the Burger King approach to life: “Have it your…
From the book Relational Holiness – Responding to the Call of Love by Thomas J. Oord and Michael Lodahl Love functions as the core notion of holiness. God made us in His image (Genesis 1:27, ESV) so we bear some of that image in that we naturally love through “Affection” (storge), “Friendship” (philia), and “Romantic…
By Brett McCracken It’s easy to dream about the “perfect” church–a church that sings just the right songs set to just the right music before the pastor preaches just the right sermon to a room filled with just the right mix of people who happen to agree with you on just about everything. Chances are…
From the book: “Resident Aliens – A Provocative Christian Assessment of Culture and Ministry for People Who Know That Something is Wrong.” By Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. Our authors pose the question, “Does the church really matter in trying to live as a Christian?” Is the church just another special interest group within…
From the book: “Resident Aliens – A Provocative Christian Assessment of Culture and Ministry for People Who Know That Something is Wrong.” By Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. Preface “The church is a colony, an island of one culture in the middle of another.” (p. 12) The poem No Man Is an Island by…
