Historical Truth 1 – Old Testament G2M A good while back the Israelites had neither kings, nor judges. This was God’s will. He set it up this way. They followed God directly in cooperation with Moses. The cloud moved, they moved. The role of Moses was not one of ‘king’, nor leader, but perhaps if you had to slap a…
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Biblical Church Revealed During Break from Brick and Mortar
A letter written to my friend that I felt was worthy of sharing to the world as well: Now brace yourself for the rest since you asked! Interestingly, about this time last year we made a decision to pull out of church-church. It’s a long story and had nothing to do with personality conflicts or even really theology, but it…
Church Worship Music: The Good, Bad, Ugly, Right, and Wrong
Music – it’s just so personal. Musical Theory Crash Course – What is Music? Let’s, for a second talk about music on a secular (wordly) level. It’s composed of melody, harmony and rhythm. Theoretically, then, a computer can write a song by adding all of these elements in some way and create ‘music’. And computers can and do this. On…
The Real Jesus of the Bible
I’ve been a professing disciple of Jesus for about 20 years. Prior to meeting Jesus personally, I had seen an Anglican version of Him. It was a ritualistic cookie cutter machine of religious gymnastics. I realized I didn’t have what it took to become good at this sport so I left. When I really met Jesus it was through a…
How to be in, but not of the world.
I know. It sounded like I was going to provide a step by step tutorial about how to both live in the world and yet live in God’s kingdom. Sadly, I’m just not that spiritual yet. However, I do enjoy slamming out blogs of things that I’m working through in my own life. This week, I encountered and interesting situation. …
Should Unbelievers Join Believers in Worship?
Frankly, this topic is a tough one which has recently occupied much of my thoughts. The two conflicting issues are as follows: Does the presence of an unbeliever during times of fellowship hinder the power and holiness of God (a kind of quenching)? Do we remain totally open and let any polite person sit in our midst regardless of their…
Is the Current Christian Church Biblical?
As I trudge along my spiritual journey to meet Truth Himself (Jesus is Truth)(remember that famous scene when Pontias Pilate said ‘What is truth?”) I have now come to what I used to think was small potatoes – the church. I always used to view ‘the church’ as a kind of vehicle that helps you get to heaven – kind…
How and Why to Start a Church
I decided to blog parts of an email I just sent to my wife. When I email my wife, by the way, the idea is that she can take time to digest what’s going on inside of me and it allows me time to compose my thoughts instead of blurting them in her face with my nasty style. Without further…
House Church Vs Brick and Mortar Church Building
Is it better to meet in a church building or be part of a house church? I have asked myself this question for over 10 years now. Perhaps it’s because all the ‘downsides’ of brick and mortar churches is repeated to me every seven days like clockwork, but it’s due season for me to spit my thoughts out here. Please…
The Secular and Spiritual Need for a Team
This topic has been on my heart a lot and seems to pop up all the time in entrepreneurial discussions and spiritual discussions. In business, it seems there are people who want to start up a company but want to do everything themselves. They want full ownership of the company and want to make sure that all gains for their…