Christians need to stop being offended by the idea that they could be prejudiced. Everyone is prejudiced, and we discover this dark side of humanity in scripture.
Yes, You Are Prejudiced.
Tag: reconciliation
What Do I Do When I’m Caught in the Middle of Conflict?
It’s sad whenever we are caught in the middle of conflict. I’m not entirely sure I always know what to do. But here are a few things I’ve learned through an especially difficult situation my wife and I experienced a few years ago.
Nonconformity: Does It Even Matter?
Because of grace, there are no excuses for sinful living. Only, God is for us. Not against us. Too often we live the Christian life expecting ourselves to be more perfect then even God expects us to be. As if holiness is something we are to accomplish before we have peace with Him. But that matter was taken care of by Christ on the Cross. We have peace, period. We can now live in relationship with God, and it is from that relationship we find the ability to live as He designed, to obey Him from the heart instead of obligation as they did under the Old Testament Law.
We still live in a fallen world, though, bound by a fallen nature. Living as He designed goes contrary to our nature. We have been grafted in—we’re not a part of the trunk that gave us root. It feels more natural to live without Him.
It is within this context that Paul is writing in Roman’s twelve.
How to Know Your Calling
We all long for a sense of meaning. Until you and I get a picture for how we individually fit into God’s plan of reconciliation, we will always settle for lesser pleasures that give just enough fulfillment for us to sense deep meaning.
Knowing a lot about God and what He created us to do doesn’t motivate us to actually do it anymore than knowing how to churn butter motivates us to churn it ourselves. Knowing our calling isn’t so much about learning facts as it is discovering God’s work in our lives.
Until we discover His work in our lives, the pleasures that following Him requires us to give up will always have a greater pull on our hearts then Jesus Christ Himself.
The Shack: a book review
So I finally read The Shack. The hype over this book was like five years ago, but I still wanted to read it for myself. I come away challenged and inspired, yet also a little confused. If you’re going to criticize the book, you should definitely read it first.* The story is powerful. And the […]
