tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923837755866541022012-02-16T06:54:53.501-05:00(de)Constructing Faith as I Knew ItJkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.comBlogger3081100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-76700919981838545382012-01-13T06:00:00.000-05:002012-01-13T06:00:01.719-05:00

The last couple of posts have dealt with the death of Jesus, specifically the theory of Penal Substitutionally Atonement held by many in western Christianity. The conversation stemmed from the comment, "But I thought God was a good guy", my 4 year old daughter made while reading about the cross in her children's bible book. I discussed briefly how I do not hold to PSA theory, that God, in order

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Growing up, I heard and was taught about one theory of the numerous theories of atonement within Christianity. That is, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, that Jesus died and was completely forsaken by God (punished) in our place so that we could all be forgiven through faith in Christ. There was really no other way around it. You had to accept this understanding of atonement in order to be saved (

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Ive said it before, my daughter may make a great theologian one day. She is already learning to ask the tough questions. Questions that I wish I would have asked when I was younger. Questions that many adults are afraid to ask and are even discouraged from asking. My wife wrote recently about a discussion she had with Eisley which stemmed from a story in her children's bible book. As my wife

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In my last post, I suggested that our methods of evangelism have been skewed and the gospel has become a mere product we Christians are pushing. So why does our evangelism look and feel a lot like a door to door vacuum cleaner salesperson? It probably has to do with our understanding of the gospel. If our gospel consist of merely getting into heaven and escaping hell, which it does for many

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I remember the moment so vividly... Walking up to complete strangers, strangers enjoying their vacation on the beach, as one of my youth walked beside me holding a frisbee with a bible verse on the back of it. "You guys want to play frisbee with us?" the student asked the strangers, only after being instructed by me to do so. For the next 10 minutes or so we enjoyed playing frisbee with

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Christmas is over (in the commercialized holiday sense at least) and it was a good one for me and my family. As far as the "war on Christmas" goes... I'm not sure whether or not a winner was declared. Was Christ kept in Christmas or not? Who knows... I guess for now the battles have ceased and we can move on to other, just as important battles, such as Easter and presidents day. One thing I

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Now you can get Tony's book, "The Church Is Flat: The Relational Ecclesiology of the Emerging Church Movement" for only $.99 for your kindle. I've had it for quite sometime and love what I have read so far. So if you want to know a little bit (actually a lot) more about the emerging church, here is your chance whether you are an advocate and especially if you are a critic. Now you will have

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All I could find is a link, for the YouTube would not allow me to "embed" the actual video. This is one of the many reason I love Jon Stewart, and it goes well with all of this weeks Christmas posts. http://youtu.be/521awheibdA

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A good friend of mine, Dr Gary West, is the pastor of Grace Church here tin Statesville. I love his church and I love his family and their heart for community, and his latest posts fits quite nicely with what I've been writing about all week. Gary writes... It all relates to the idea of "taking Christ out of Christmas." That statement seems to be a regular feature of every Christmas season.

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Since I've been writing a little on Christmas and the so called war that is raging, I thought this article by Jim Wallis was appropriate. "But what we actually have here is a theological problem, where cultural and commercial symbols are confused with truly Christian ones, and the meaning of the holy season is missed all together. The war on Christmas is really about what brand of “civil

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Ive been writing about Christmas all week and the controversies surrounding the holiday. So, In keeping with the Christmas theme... I find it quite odd that many Christians are hard core on the point that's it's not the governments job to help the needy/poor, but rather it's the church's job. AKA, "I don't want to the government telling me what to do with my money or who to give it to." I can

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I missed out on writing about Halloween this year (one of my favorite holidays) and how participating in "fall festivals", trunk or treat, etc is still celebrating Halloween. Nope, I sadly didn't get to write about that this year and since the time has passed I want even mention it. However, I am just in time for Christmas, and thank goodness because there is a war a raging. Apparently, some

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It's been awhile since I've had the chance, or really even the desire to blog. Our schedule at home has been busy to say the least. However, somethings have changed and it looks as if I will finally have a little time to read and write again. So why not start with a little ridiculous Christmas controversy. "Tis the season"... Right? I will go ahead and let you know that my family and I are

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As I was spending time with my little girl the other day, having our snack out on the front porch, she, out of the blue, asks me in a very sincere voice, "Daddy, do you know what God looks like?" She usually has great questions. I am always scared to read her "children's Bible book" to her because she usually asks the tough questions that most adults seem to ignore, especially when it comes

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My friend, Matt Boyd, recently wrote a post entitled, "Feminized Men, Man up" where he essentially says that the church is full of feminine men who need to "man up" and become "real"/"Biblical" men. Let me make it clear that I respect Matt, and I actually contacted him before responding to his post to make sure he knew I am not attacking him or trying to disrespect him. Matt and I have

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So how has going to church most of my life (in some ways) kept me from living out a Christian life? We live in a (church) culture that defines people by what they believe. For the most part, it doesn't matter what one does, (give to the poor, work for justice, follows Jesus, etc) as long as one has the "right beliefs". This is why it's so easy to write someone off as a heretic, though they may

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Check out this interview with Peter Rollins from a while back where he talks about how "beliefs" can actually be a mask we put on to prevent us from seeing who we actually are and what we actually believe. I am currently writing about how this idea has proven true in my own life and how Not attending church has helped me to see my true self (and beliefs) in ways that I would rather ignore.

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Satan is often thought of as an Evil being and in complete opposition of God, and the scriptures to seem to paint Satan in this light... Sometimes. Other times, it appears that "Satan" acts more as a servant of God rather than his enemy, and other times it appears that "Satan" is more of a process rather than some kind of being. Take the book of Job for example (which I plan to come back to

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A few days ago I was asked this question by a friend... "So, if you don't believe in hell, do you believe in Satan?" Great question, since hell is usually viewed as Satan's domain. I have touched on the topic briefly before, and it is my hope (depending on if I can find the time) to write a little more on the subject next week. Until then I would like to hear some of your thoughts on Satan.

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Here is a link to the introduction and the first chapter of The new book, "Insurrection" by Peter Rollins. Read it, and then buy the rest of the book.

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Somehow i posted the wrong video yesterday of Mark Driscoll telling his congregation that God hates some of them. My Bad. well, here is the one i meant to post... The hate of God comes in around minute 4:42. and before you accuse me of taking this clip and using it out of context... 1. you need to address Mars Hill for that, for they are the ones who posted this clip on their Youtube sight.

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The "Good News" according to Westboro Baptist Church Mark Driscoll (Sigh)

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Ok, So this is not the "controversial" post some of you were probably expecting. Instead, some of you may remember that a few months ago we announced that we are having our third child. We are very excited and my wife and I know the sex of the baby... However, none of our family knows. So tonight we are having a special dinner to celebrate and reveal whether our little baby is a girl or a boy

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Here is the link to a short Introduction video to Pete's new book, "Insurrection: To Believe is Human To Doubt, Divine". I am almost finished with the book and it is great, some of Pete's best work, and I look forward to writing a review in the near future. So go check it out and while you are there purchase a copy or two.

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I was saddened to hear about the passing of Steve Jobs this week... He was a brilliant man and he has impacted the world beyond measure. He has also presented me with a bit of a "problem". Currently, my wife and I are trying to simplify our life a bit. Yep, we are trying to live simple, get rid of stuff we don't need, and be more aware of how we spend our money. Neither my wife nor I,

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Sincerely, Durgin Grey

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"I don't know of anyone who has ever been drunk who has never had a drink before." In other words, you can't get drunk if you never drink, so you shouldn't drink. EVER. This is one of the common logics I have heard someone say many times in opposition to drinking alcoholic beverages. A pretty terrible logic I might add. You could say that about almost anything. I don't know anyone who has ever

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I am currently reading... "Insurrection: To Believe Is Human To Doubt, Divine" by Peter Rollins "The Church Is Flat: The Relational Ecclesiology of the Emerging Church" by Tony Jones "The Courage To Be" by Paul Tillich "Practicing The Way Of Jesus: Life Together in the Kingdom of Love" by Mark Scandrette "The Meaning Of Jesus: Two Visions" by N.T. Wright and Marcus Borg And I don't have

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We often talk about Gods grace as being bigger than anything one could imagine, it covers all wrong deeds, and of course it is free (although there seems to be different interpretations of what that word "free" means). But does grace cover wrong/dis-belief? We often act as if it doesn't. It seems that in many circles, "right belief" is all that matters. In a recent interview in Relevant

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It's the first day of October, and I have committed to posting on the blog every day of the month. Hopefully this will help me get into some sort of rhythm again. It's been a little rough lately. My work schedule has changed and I now go into work at midnight. When i get home, my wife leaves for work and I hang out with the children all day (which I love, but of course I am a little tired). In

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My favorite band, Death Cab For Cutie, and a song off their new Album, "Codes and Keys". Enjoy!

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"heaven or hell?" "Choose right, or get left behind." These are a few of the church signs I've seen posted over the past few days. I think it's something that we consider this "proclaiming the good news." How is this good news? the "Do this or else" message is a method to control people, not a proclamation of the good news that Jesus revealed. Jesus didn't use fear to convert people or

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For the last two weeks I've been on vacation. Usually when you think of vacation, you think of relaxing, reading, maybe even writing a little, But I didn't do any of these things, not once. (We took our two children to Disney and though it was more tiring than relaxing, it was great) It is my goal/desire to write a post every week day, but that doesn't always happen... (Take yesterday and the

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-40853756671481414202011-09-16T06:00:00.001-04:002011-09-16T06:00:11.048-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) Original Post: 4/13/11 Here is the accusations. Among all the bashing and criticism of Rob Bell and the Emergent Church,

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-68379739610129939452011-09-15T06:00:00.000-04:002011-09-15T06:00:00.619-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) Original Post: 4/18/11 Yet another interesting conversation that emerged within one of our cohort gatherings and it is about

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-37266244230006505772011-09-14T06:00:00.001-04:002011-09-14T06:00:01.611-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) Original Post: 5/20/11 As we all know, the raptor Rapture is finally upon us. So here are just a few tips for those going as

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-81309483068689946112011-09-13T06:00:00.000-04:002011-09-13T08:03:45.135-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) Original Post: 10/11/10 I thought this was an appropriate follow up to yesterdays post on "Verbal" Voilence. This is a

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-11236020884880192032011-09-12T06:00:00.000-04:002011-09-12T06:00:15.334-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) Original Post: 8/3/11 I am touching on the issue of non-violence this week in light of a post I wrote Monday which dealt with

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(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) Original Post: 6/20/11 The Southern Baptist Convention took place this past week in Phoenix Arizona, and a lot of important

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-86079669461931203472011-09-08T06:00:00.001-04:002011-09-08T06:00:02.438-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) Original Post: 5/24/11 How is the doctrine of the Rapture not considered heresy? There, I said it. I have honestly been

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-64710091169794794732011-09-07T06:00:00.001-04:002011-09-07T06:00:16.696-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) Original Post: 1/20/11 The other day day I was putting my 3 year old daughter, Eisley, down for a nap. She had been very

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-60892308633148374152011-09-06T06:00:00.004-04:002011-09-06T06:00:11.292-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) It needs to be understood that jesus' non-violent teachings were not mere commands to be passive. Jesus certainly didn't

Jkubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11630963465218469962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892383775586654102.post-54789540339326963662011-09-05T07:00:00.002-04:002011-09-05T07:00:01.926-04:00

(For the next TWO WEEKS I'll be enjoying vacation with my family, so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. Instead I am going to re-post the top 10, most viewed blogs from the past. Hope you (re)enjoy them, and maybe some new discussions will emerge.) This week at our cohort gathering we discussed the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. It's amazing how many layers

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Here is a little reminder that this Tuesday the Statesville Cohort will be gathering once again. This time we are going to begin a discussion on Mark Scandrette's new book, "Practicing The Way of Jesus, Life Together In The Kingdom Of Love". We are going to discuss the first chapter of the book (among other things I am sure), which is mostly an introduction to what the book is about. In other

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For the next two weeks I will be vacating with my family, and so I will not be posting anything new here on the blog. However, I will be (re)posting from the past. So for the next 10 days I will post 10 of the more popular post from the archive. Feel free to comment and start new conversations on these older post. Grace and Peace,

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Yesterday, my wife, melissa, wrote and posted a blog titled, "Don't Be An Ass". You can read it here. The post is all about making assumptions, very practical. Our computer is being worked on right now so Mel was using my iPad, which she doesn't like, to edit her post when she accidentally posted it. The thing you have to understand is that my wife doesn't like for people to be mad at her,

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Amongst all the debate over whether or not Adam and Eve were real historical people, There are some who believe that if Adam and Eve didn't really exist as real historical people some 6-10 thousand years ago, then the gospel itself would be in jeopardy and indeed not the gospel. Or at least not the gospel that so many people in this modern age believe in. This may be true and, as Brian Mclaren

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Yesterday I wrote a little about how it's proven to be a bit of a difficult task for us to find a church due to the fact that we have small children (and not to mention we are picky). And if you read that post you can probably tell that we know more about what we don't want in a church than we know about what we do want. My friend, Ben, offered some insight and good advice on the topic. He

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For a while now, off and on at least, we (my family) have been searching for a church to attend. This has proven to be a much harder task than I thought It would be. What has made it so hard for us to find a church you ask? Well, We have small children. Which is funny because my kids are the main reason my wife and I have been trying to find a church. We want them to be involved in a church

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In his recent blog, Al Mohler writes... Each generation of Christians faces its own set of theological challenges. For this generation of Evangelicals, the question of beginnings is taking on a new urgency. In fact, this question is now a matter of Gospel urgency. How are we to understand the Bible’s story, if we can have no confidence that we know how it even begins?{READ THE REST} I plan (if

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Many times it is discouraged for one to question their faith. Many are afraid to take on such a task. This is understandable, for the process of questioning and deconstruction can indeed be scary and discomforting. And that's one of the main functions of "religion" isn't it?... To comfort us. So it makes sense that people who find comfort in believing in "God"(I am mostly referring to a

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NPR recently did a segment on the debate over the "Historical Adam and Eve". Here is part of the article from NPR's site. According to the Bible (Genesis 2:7), this is how humanity began: "The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." God then called the man Adam, and later created Eve from Adam's rib. Polls

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A few days ago I received My friend's, Pete Rollins', book "Insurrection, To Believe is Human To Doubt, Divine" in the mail. I've read all of Pete's other works and they are great, I'm sure this will be no different. The book doesnt release until october but Here is a video of Pete talking to Rob Bell about some of the material in the new book. Enjoy. And then visit Pete's sight and order

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Thanks to Brian Mclaren, I found this little article by The Raven Foundation. I thought it would go well with all of last weeks posts on the non-violent way of Jesus. enjoy. Jesus could have used violence, but he refused.  And he asked his followers to do the same.  And eventually they got it.  The first century Christians refused to use violence and they would call Jesus names like, “Divine,” “

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In finishing up (maybe) on the non-violent way of Jesus I think it's appropriate to end at the cross, where Jesus' non-violent Way is ultimately demonstrated. It's important to point out that Jesus arrived on the scene in a time when Rome pretty much ruled the world. The Caesars were self proclaimed, and understood by many, to be gods, and they also claimed that they were bringing peace to the

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My Enemies Are Men Like Me - Derek Webb i have come to give you life and to show you how to live it i have come to make things right to heal their ears and show you how to forgive them because i would rather die i would rather die i would rather die than to take your life how can i kill the ones i’m supposed to love my enemies are men like me i will protest the sword if it’s not wielded

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I don't think anyone could answer "yes" to that question.

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I am touching on the issue of non-violence this week in light of a post I wrote Monday which dealt with churches hosting "concealed weapon" classes. I do not see how concealed weapons and Jesus can go together, and I would argue that church have no "business" be involved in the classes in anyway b But apparently many others do not feel the same way. I was sitting in a conversation just the

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On his personal blog, Greg Boyd writes... If you honestly, carefully, and with an open mind study the following passages, I believe you’ll agree that the teaching against violence for Kingdom people is as clear as any teaching in the Bible could ever be {READ THE REST} And In an article for the Huffington Post, Shane Claiborne writes... I am excited to be alive this Easter. I see a movement in

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Not so recently, for I have waited some time to write on the subject, I came across some churches that offer "concealed WEAPONS" classes. Then I googled the topic and found a whole lot of churches that offer concealed weapon classes. Yes, churches...You know, The "Body of Christ". And Yes, Christ... That guy who said things like...     “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and

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I just found out that as of last night, my beloved childhood cartoon, "ThunderCats" is back on the air. It’s been a long time coming, but Thundercats, the 80′s cartoon series which followed the adventures of a group of cat-like humanoid aliens from the planet of Thundera, is making its return to TVs across the US tomorrow (July 28th) night. (READ THE REST...) However, i do not have Cartoon

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I have been pretty busy with some school projects lately, writing speeches and such, but hopefully I will be able to get a few post going next week and get back into the swing of things. Like the post I'm currently working on that I am trying to carefully word, because I have a feeling it will FIRE(hint) people up. And those People are probably ARMED(another hint).

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Two years ago today we were blessed with our second child, a boy who we named Durgin Grey. We had no Idea what were would be in for, for this guy is crazy and fearless and now that he can talk, he never stops. If he is quiet, you know he is about to be in trouble. He keeps us on our toes climbing on furniture, jumping off furniture, and getting into everything he can possibly find that he

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Thats right, i Arrived home from The Wild Goose Festival only to discover that we are expecting our 3rd Child! We are very excited and baby #3 is due March 1st!

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For if you forgive others when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. -Matthew 6:14-15 Here is how I understand these words of Jesus in light of, what I believe to be, the "unconditional forgiveness" pictured throughout the scriptures. I referred to, but didn't mention, Matthew 18 in

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We, at Sharon Community Church, had a nice discussion on forgiveness a few nights ago. We looked at how Jesus and the scriptures tell us to forgive compared to how we actually forgive. It seems that we often think we can pick and choose when and how to forgive, and even sometimes justify not forgiving, as if some people are beyond forgiveness. This is not to say that forgiveness is easy and

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Dr. Gary West, the pastor of Grace Church right here in Statesville NC, is currently exploring atonement theories over at his blog. He writes... Why did Jesus die on the cross? However understood, there has typically been the idea that Jesus' death was necessary for us to attain salvation.....to get right with God, to escape hell, to gain entrance to heaven.......whatever. It is as though the

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I just had lunch with a good friend who I haven't really seen since middle school, but we have been interacting online by commenting on each others blogs. His name is Matt Boyd and you can find his blog here. We have actually developed a friendship by civilly disagreeing with each other ;) and it's refreshing that we can have lunch and coffee, talk theology, and walk away better friends, as well

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I take online classes, and part of the joy of being "educated" online is a little thing called "Discussion Board". This is where the professor gives you a topic, you write about your views and opinions on that topic, and then everyone else in class gets to read and respond to you. A student is usually required to respond to at least 2 or 3 people in 100 words or more. And since we students

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I've recently had to write a short paper on "ethics" in my communications class. The paper's content had to do with the importance of not beguiling, lying, deceiving, or bearing false witness while delivering speeches. I had to write about each of these offensive and give biblical reasons why they were wrong. However, after I briefly mentioned a few verses that seem to be against things such as

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I am currently enrolled in an online "Creation Studies" class, since it is required of me in order to complete my degree at the school and I am attending. The class is suppose to be a "science" class, but since it is arguing for a strict understanding of "creationism" (i take classes from a VERY conservative school), science goes out the window and it is much more like an "anti-science" class

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I have often either written about or publicly admitted that I find it problematic that people, Christians in particular, often refuse to work with or even associate themselves with those which whom they do not agree with. I admit that this problem exist on both sides, conservative as well as liberal, but in my experiences it has often been the more conservative types that refuse to have anything

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Francis Chan's book, "Erasing Hell", released this past week, and so once again there are talks and discussions of hell and the afterlife. And since I do believe that one's eschatology is important and does greatly affect how one lives their life here and now, I am glad that the conversation continues. While I have not read Chan's book, I have seen the promo video and have read interviews where

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As I have confessed several times throughout this past week, I have many unanswered questions about prayer. I have also shared some personal thoughts about what I think prayer can be and what it has been for me, and that my experiences with prayer are always compelling me to do it again in one form or another. Maybe there is something to all the mystery in prayer that makes it compelling for me.

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The question I have been asking for the last week is, "what's the point in praying?". What's the point? What's it's function? Why do we keep doing it? While prayer is often thought of as verbal communication between us and God where we petition God, thank God, or praise God, I have come to experience prayer as much more than that. It has to be more than that. At one point Paul says, "pray

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Another question that arises when dealing with prayer is whether or not prayer changes anything... More specifically, does it, or can it, change God? This one can be tricky, for there are text that seem to depict God as unchanging and then there are those that give the appearance, at least, that God's mind has indeed been changed. One of the more popular examples is probably Moses' encounter

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"The Bible says to pray" and "prayer brings us closer to God", These seem to be the most popular answers to why people pray. And they are right, the Bible does say to pray... Or at least there are some people in the bible who are recorded as requesting, urging, commanding, and teaching people to pray. However, prayer being a mechanism that brings us closer to God doesn't seem to be as clearly

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I have committed this week to writing about prayer. Let me be the first to admit that I am no expert on the subject for I don't even know why I really do it. I don't know it's function or what real purpose it's serves in my life. I am also finding out that the mystery that exist in this act of prayer resinates with a lot of Christians, it may even be safe to say most Christians. Therefore, I

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Yesterday I wrote on "whats the point in praying?" and got a pretty good response. I am planning to write all next week on prayer. But until then it's back to some love, justice, and even a little hell on the side. I often wonder How it is that we, as Christians, can ignore much of Jesus' teaching on loving others, especially our enemies? And I am, of course, guilty of this as well. We want the

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At the Wild Goose there were a few talks that were set up in such a way that the "speaker", instead of speaking on a topic within her expertise, would instead ask a question to the audience that she didn't know. The only one of these type talks I ended up catching was the conclusion to a question asked by Dr Tony Jones. The question he asked in which he didn't know the answer to was, "Why Pray?

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The Wild Goose has come and gone and I finally have a moment to write how much I enjoyed and appreciated this festival. So I will start by saying that I am grateful for all of those involved in making this event happen. It was a huge success and I can't wait for next year. I am not going to write in detail all that I liked about "the goose", and there isn't much I disliked. I enjoyed the whole

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The other day I wrote about my new found love for gardening and how it heightens my awareness of God. It doesn't cause God to show up, but rather somehow reveals God to me. Which reminds me of Jesus. Many times Jesus is thought of as someone who brought something or "created" something, a something that wasnt here until he came. However, I don't See Jesus in this way. I see Jesus revealing

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It seems the thing to do right now, thanks to Rob Bell, is to write a book on hell. Yep, Hell sells. Everyone knows that now. It's what (most) people seem to want to read about and probably why if I put the word "Hell" in a blog title I know I'll get more reads than usual. And If I put both "Rob Bell" and "Hell" in a title (get it), then I am guaranteed to get some reads on the blog, and I

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This is the first year my wife and I have planted a garden. It's a small, box garden tucked away in the back corner of our yard. This first year, the garden contains tomatoes, cucumbers, green and Jalapeño peppers, squash, and eggplant and we have high hopes of expanding next year. I LOVE IT. It's therapeutic for me and I believe I am somehow more open, and more aware of the Creator when I am

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The Southern Baptist Convention took place this past week in Phoenix Arizona, and a lot of important issues were decided upon and settled. One issue was whether or not Hell exists, which I'll probably touch on in the near future with all the pro-"eternal conscious torment" books coming out. But in case you haven't heard and are worried, according to the popular vote, God will torture

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I have been asked to lead a bible study this Sunday night at a brand new church plant, and have been looking over Luke 10, The Parable of the Good Samaritan. I love this parable which is probably why I go back to it time and time again. (I think this is at least the 3rd time I have written about it.) The whole parable centers around the phrase, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and

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If you love podcast and theology, which I do, then you need to check out Homebrewed Christianity. My friend Tripp Fuller, along with Chad Crawford, do a brilliant job. There are over 100 episodes filled with theological madness, from names like N T Wright, Marcus Borg, Peter Rollins, Tony Jones, Richard Rohr, John Caputo, John Cobb, and the list goes on and on. Definitely worth your time. (

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In the last post I asked the question whether or not we, as Christ followers, have any part in the coming of the Kingdom of God. This thought stemmed from the recent interview between John Piper and Rick Warren, when Warren stated that he believed we have no part in ushering in the kingdom, but rather God controls everything in every way. Instead we are put on this earth to get saved, love God,

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I recently watched the interview between John Piper and Rick Warren, and I have to say I didn't realize that Warren was such the Calvinist. I watched almost all of the video but didn't finish the last 20 minutes. It was pretty long. Of course there were comments made I didn't agree with, no surprise there, but I do want to mention one or two things. Let me say that I have no interest in

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Yesterday's post was on the rarity of friendly, diverse conversations within the church. The church has not been a very safe place for many to express their beliefs and thoughts, especially if they differ from those in the authoritative positions. Thankfully I have found many friends that I can open up to, disagree with, and have very diverse conversations with, and remain friends. These

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My wife and I spent the weekend in Wilmington with our dear friends, the Tilly's. Paul and I have been friends now for about 9 or 10 years and since he lives roughly 4 hours away there is always much theology for us to catch up on when we hang out. In my opinion, our friendship Is a good example of what the diverse, Christian church should look like. Paul and I, many times do not see eye to eye

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I am kidding of course, for it would be ridiculous for me to write about, discuss, bash, or label an author or a book that I haven't read. It would be silly for me to write about an author i have only heard a little bit about, but havent watched or read any of his previous work. That would be crazy, right? I will say however, that as far as the promo video goes it looks as if Chan has a few

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As mentioned last week, I participated in a discussion at The Victor Ministry this past Monday night, and it turned out to be a great time and consisted of great conversation. The topic was Soteriology and Chip and I both presented our (different) understandings of salvation, grace, forgiveness, etc in order to get the conversation rolling and then we turned it over to those in attendance for a

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How is the doctrine of the Rapture not considered heresy? There, I said it. I have honestly been thinking about how to ask this question without coming off as offensive or sound like I am calling people the "H" word which has been applied to me as well as has often been applied to some of my friends. I want to make that it is clear I am not trying to label anyone, anything. One of the main

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As I mentioned a few days ago, though I relate to the younger brother in the Prodigal Son Parable (Luke 15), the undeserving son who is unconditionally restored by his Father. I also relate to the older brother. The Son who tries to be faithful, living in the presence of the Father, trying to do all the right things, and thinks he is more deserving than others. (To get a better understanding

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As we all know, the raptor Rapture is finally upon us. So here are just a few tips for those going as well as those left behind. • Cite any version of the "sinners prayer" before Saturday. Just remember that the words aren't magical, but if you say them you are good to go. This is very crucial to how you will spend your Sunday. • Try to dwell in open spaces on Saturday. My friends and I will

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The Question from my friend Paul... So do you feel "Anger" to be a trait that God can not possess...or do you feel it is just never aimed at us ...or do you feel He is VERY selective in his use of it....even Jesus himself had cause for anger directed at people for certain things...Curious on how you feel your post meshes with the occasions where Scripture shows God the father and even Jesus

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Monday night, as our "Love Wins" book discussion came to a close, we mainly discussed the Story of the lost son (which can be found in Luke 15). Rob Bell points out all of the different stories that are going on, and how the two sons are telling different stories than what the Father is telling. This question was asked... Have you ever felt like the younger son, in that you no longer felt

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I often hear many people say that God punishes His children. I use the masculine noun for God here because I am going to be referring to the (beautiful) picture that the Scriptures paint of God as a Father. Although it should be noted that God is also refered to as a mother as well as given other feminine attributes throughout scripture. Often this idea of God as the Father is in the forefront

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On May 23rd, I'll be participating in somewhat of a discussion held at The Victor Ministry located in downtown Statesville. The Victor is headed up by my good friend Chip Harbin, who began the ministry several years ago with a friend of his who suddenly disappeared and hasn't been heard of since. ;) Chip and I see things differently when it comes to matters of faith and we disagree on many

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