Portland, Oregon is one of the major hubs of North American bike culture, spinning out cargo bikes, bike clothing, a major bike blog, custom frame builders, and all manner of things bike. Into this fertile bike landscape Sean Benesh is sowing the seeds of the gospel while simultaneously learning the cultural lessons that the city offers the observant coffee-sipper. Continue reading
Category: Church ponders (Page 2 of 2)
If there is a main theme to my blog so far, it is that God desires to be known to the world through an interconnected people. Advancing this thought sometimes feels like tilting at windmills, because the barriers seem so many and so high. The church is marked particularly by how fragmented it is, by the denominational lines and the separation – even animosity – between different groups. Continue reading
Folks, as I read the Bible, I become increasingly convinced that the typical ‘me-and-God’ take on what it means to be a Christian is completely at odds with God’s purposes. While God is concerned about every single person out there, his intentions have much more to do with y’all than with you.
This is a bit nuanced, but hang with me as we dig around a bit. Continue reading
We need to have our collective imagination stirred to see how we-all are able to be disciples who disciple others in the context of life.
This ties into two previous posts – the first, where I talked about how our models of church tell us what it means to be a Christian, and the second, where I talked about the permission we have to live the radical life of a Christ-follower.
I just read a post on a well-known Christian leader’s blog about the barriers to being a disciple-maker. While I appreciated it, Continue reading
One of the big subjects I want to explore on this blog is Authority. It is, if taken in a certain way, the ultimate subject. The answer to “oh yeah, says who?!” makes all the difference. Continue reading
I have been pondering for a while – several years at least – about the necessary congruence between The Model and The Message, particularly as it pertains to the church. I want to open my brain up a little and invite you to interact with me on this. Continue reading
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