Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com As I have been back working in the church for the past year, one of the things that keeps coming up in conversations is discipleship. It is one of those words that can be said by any number of Christians and have a very different meaning each time it may … Continue reading People’s History: Discipleship
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People’s History: Justice
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Pexels.com A number of years ago I was introduced to the concept of justice as a concept of, "how the world should be not how the world actually works." I can't say for sure if I had read that, or if it had come out from a conversation with my … Continue reading People’s History: Justice
People’s History: Hospitality
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com We tend to equate hospitality with parties and social gatherings or gracious resorts and expensive restaurants. To us hospitality is an industry, not a practice, one that summons Martha Stewart to mind more quickly than Jesus Christ. But to ancient Christians hospitality was a virtue, part of the love of … Continue reading People’s History: Hospitality
A People’s History
Cover A few weeks ago I finally finished reading A People's History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass. Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some thoughts born out of it. I'm sad how late to the game I am with this book, but excited I finally arrived. If like me, you're not as … Continue reading A People’s History
Acts 03: A Field Guide for Overthrowing Empire and Oppression
https://evangebros.podbean.com/e/acts-3-a-field-guide-for-overthrowing-empire-and-oppression/ For the past few weeks Don and I have been going through the book of Acts. The lens in which we've approached it (as laid out in the title of this post) is how we can use it as a guide to overthrow empire and oppression. But there is something that makes this week … Continue reading Acts 03: A Field Guide for Overthrowing Empire and Oppression