I find myself touched by three biblical pictures of worship. One is a one on one experience with God and the others are huge congregational experiences. Both are opportunities to
Read MoreAs a young believer, I saw no sense in all of the time and effort Christians seemed to spend in praise, readings, communion/eucharist, etc.—in short, much of what tends to
Read MoreAs I noted in the first two posts of this series, Scot McKnight, in his essay “Church in the Present Tense,” points out that every sermon recorded in Acts, no
Read MoreScot McKnight pointed out in his essay “Church in the Present Tense” that every sermon recorded in Acts, no matter how different the setting and audience, still includes the same
Read MoreI recently read an article in “Church in the Present Tense” by Scot McKnight, who led a seminar for New Covenant a few months ago. In his article, Scot suggested
Read MoreOne of our sisters shared this personal story during our worship service last Sunday. She agreed to allow me to post it as long as I didn’t use her name.
Read MoreI confess that I am not, by nature, very sacramental or liturgical. Even taking seriously the repetitive nature of the Jewish and Christian calendar has been a continuing learning experience
Read MoreIn my first post meditating on Acts 17, I attempted to illustrate how difficult it is to fit Paul’s theology into our modern matrix of liberal-moderate-conservative. To be more direct,
Read MoreMeditating on the content of Acts 17 is a very thought provoking endeavor—one that can be very heart challenging, as well. I (Pastor Ron) have personally found spending time with
Read MoreThe next few blog posts will include some reflections on the theological implications of Paul’s sermon in Acts 17, including a guest post from Elaine Mustain. Today, I will share
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