Raising Hell? Or Bringing Heaven?

Stop by Rick’s “A New Life Emerging” to read his post on evangelism .  Evangelism Part II: Great Commission & Getting it Wrong. It seems that many folks are attempting to live out what they call the Great Commission without living out the Great Commandment.: “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.â€� If one is so eager to go out and make disciples of all nations then go about it in the manner that Jesus made disciples, by loving people. R... more

I guess the thing that concerns me is that sometimes correct theology becomes more important than our love for other people. I understand that it is important for intellectual people to sort things out in a way that makes sense. We like to construct a picture of God based on all the sources of information we have. Certainly the bible of christianity is a major source, but when we claim it as THE revelation, and THE authority on “all that is God�, then I think we will always struggle to try ... more

People in religions are too busy doing their thing to even notice that God is doing His. – Martin Zender ... more

If we believe that God expects us to measure up to His expectations, then we will expect others to measure up to our expectations. After all, fair is fair. We only do to others what we think the Father does to us. But are we seeing things clearly? Or has our perception of God been tainted by years of poisoned teaching? Do we really have a good understanding of the character of God? Or have we, out of weary exasperation, forced the puzzle pieces together in a way that reveals, but severely... more