As I said in several times past, I am not political. I used to be, but I’m not anymore. I personally believe that politics, at least in its current form, is broken and not serving our best interests. And I’m not saying that you shouldn’t be involved in politics. In fact, I’ve seen good things happening at the local level.
What I’m specifically against is the partisan spirit. It’s a divisive and polarizing spirit that Jesus warned us against that runs absolutely contrary to Kingdom values. Continue reading
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We’ve started singing “Raise a Hallelujah” by Jonathan and Melissa Helser. I love the message it brings, and I also love the story behind it. Jonathan talks about a small boy named Jaxon. He received a text from Jaxon’s parents saying that unless there’s a miracle, Jaxon’s not making it through the night. Two-year-old Jaxon Taylor was dying from an E.Coli infection. 
I was thinking about this recently as I’ve been taking care of my brother who is now in hospice in the final stages of a losing battle with cancer and liver disease. He has deteriorated to the point to where his life is but a flicker of what it once was, totally helpless and in need of other’s care. This made me think about what makes for a fully-lived life of purpose and meaning. 
I’ve been working on writing a new book and thinking a lot about our paradigms lately. Paradigms are funny things. We all have one and they color how we understand everything. How we interpret life…each other…God. It’s the fishbowl we’ve been swimming in. It’s our “normal,” even if there’s nothing normal about them. And, because of our paradigms, we often don’t see the obvious truth right in front of us. 
We had good friends of ours, Adam and Crissy Humburg, share a message at our service last Sunday that was unique and powerful, to say the least! Crissy did a devotional reading of the entire book of the Song of Songs, read from the Passion Translation, while Adam played his guitar. Too often we think of the word of God as an instruction book, and it is that, but it’s so much more. 
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Bill Johnson once succinctly stated that Jesus Christ is perfect theology. That maxim has informed my understanding of the nature of God for many years. It’s been a reoccurring theme on this blog. The implications are profound and transformational, but often ignored or not understood. 
