Category: ecclesiology
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A Note on the Y’all’s of the New Testament
We love to remind people that the “you” in the New Testament is plural — that Paul wrote to y’all, not just you. But if we’re not careful, the plural can get twisted into the impersonal.
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Reflections on the Persistent Widow
The one where I explore fruitful routes for interpreting Jesus’ story of the persistent widow: the rightness of seeking justice; the Church as a widow in this age; and the matter of time.
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“What happened about the statues”: how a neglected chapter in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe can help re-enchant the Church
What the chapter in the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe where Aslan revives the petrified Narnians can teach us about the character and mission of the Church.
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The Naaman Syndrome
In the days of Elisha, a man named Naaman nearly missed his healing because he despised the rather boring and ordinary means the prophet said would cure him from his deadly disease. Does the church in America today suffer from the same suspicion of the ordinary?
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What’s wrong with the Church?
The one where I explain that the call is coming from inside the house.
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DiscipleSHAPE: a paradigm for forming Christians
The one where I begin to roughly sketch a model for disciple-making and disciple-shaping that looks, in some ways, awfully familiar; and is sure to be pooh-poohed by the experts.
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The Boat You Want to Be In (Mark 6:45-52)
In a sermon delivered June 23, 2024, I explain that the story of Jesus walking on the water shows us how He blesses His people in the storms of life.
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Applying Philippians 4:8 to one another
What if Christians dwelled on the good, the true, and the beautiful God has formed in one another?
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The Athanasian Creed From Scripture, Lines 17–20
Lines 17-20 of the Athanasian Creed affirm the doctrine of the Godhead once for all delivered to the saints: The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Spirit is Lord; yet there are not three lords, but one Lord.
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Mary and Martha: Discipleship and church culture
What does the story of Martha and Mary teach us about cultivating a church culture, and the kind of disciples church cultures will produce?
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