Yesterday, a buddy of mine over at Cowboy Ministires made a comment on my blog which led to a brief discussion of Spirituality vs Religion that I’ll try and elaborate on here. He made a great point saying that the two are very closely linked together. Most Chrsitians, I would venture, would say the same thing and for most Christians this would be an accurate sentiment. The institution of faith built up around Christianity has, for the most part, done an excellent job in building the spiritual character of Christians. Mad props to the Vatican for getting the ball rolling on that one 2,000 odd years ago.
However, as someone who grew up outside the church and who tries to keep an ear to the ground on the topic, let me tell you that non-Christians tend to have a negative view of our institution. They may like individual Christians, they might like the idea of Christianity, and they can even accept that Jesus was a pretty good guy, but they won’t deal with the institution. Read more…
It’s really easy to fight AGAINST something. I mean really easy. Pick a time, pick a place, and you’ll find something that people are fighting against. If you picked a time and place post 1960 in the United States you probably found Westboro Baptist Church. Of course no one ever says that they’re fighting against something. Ernesto Guevara wasn’t fighting against Capitalism he was fighting for the People. We aren’t fighting against abortion we’re fighting for the voiceless. We aren’t against Gay marriage, we’re in favor of traditional family values. The list goes on and on, and I can get really controversial here but that’s not the point.
Fighting for something? Or against something else?
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There is one relationship that I have that I am extremely dissatisfied with. It is a relationship I refuse to give up to the LORD, and it is one that I am physically and mentally incapable of stepping away from. While it can be toxic at times, there are moments of reprieve that are either quiet or possibly even loving. But overall I can honestly say that it is not a healthy relationship. Read more…
This is the name of one of my favorite bands. They were one of the first Christian bands I saw perform live, AND they didn’t put me to sleep with soft acoustics. What makes me think of them today however, is the name. “7th Day Slumber”
On the Seventh Day God rested.
Courtesy Vivek Chugh @ sxc.hu
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courtesy of hoefi @ SXC.hu
I mentioned it once before in Keys to get it Done but let’s talk about it again. The Simple truth is that if God wants to do something He does it. He wants to create the world so he does. He wants to flood the world, so he does. Restore, exile and re-restore the Israelites, He does all of this and there isn’t anything anyone can do about it.
Yet for some reason, when Jesus, the Word made Flesh, the Living Son of God, He who is wholly human and wholly divine (more on that later), he doesn’t just do it. He recruits people to help him do the work. Not only does he recruit people, but it’s the first thing he does once he really gets his ministry going. If our Lord God and Savior decided to do things differently to establish the New Covenant (which is only the most significant event in the bible) then don’t you think we should pay attention here? Read more…
Yesterday, a buddy of mine over at Cowboy Ministires made a comment on my blog which led to a brief discussion of Spirituality vs Religion that I’ll try and elaborate on here. He made a great point saying that the two are very closely linked together. Most Chrsitians, I would venture, would say the same thing and for most Christians this would be an accurate sentiment. The institution of faith built up around Christianity has, for the most part, done an excellent job in building the spiritual character of Christians. Mad props to the Vatican for getting the ball rolling on that one 2,000 odd years ago.
