There's lots of talk about the gospel and culture / contextualization.  Sometimes the discussion is lost on me, particularly when it sounds like we're just outsmarting ourselves and (seemingly) over-complicating, therefore diluting, the gospel message.  That said, understanding the culture that we're in is quite crucial for effective ministry. Each of our cities and towns … Continue reading When does Post-Christian become Pre-Christian?

In my previous post, I wrote a bit about the nature of love...the basics.  In this post I'd like to address one of the first implications of understanding what it means to say, "God is love." If God is love, and He is, and love is defined in God by His atoning work on behalf … Continue reading Loving What God Loves