For the sake of time (yours and mine), moving forward I’m going to simplify some arguments but give you some examples of theologians and authors, books, articles, and videos to look at and listen to that will assist you in developing further, or perhaps changing your stance and perspective on the matter. Over the next couple blogs we’ll look… Read more →
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The Good Place: Blog 2 – Grace
Let’s talk about grace and just how messed up it really is. Sunday night Lea talked about how the show works off a points system to determine how good or bad people are, which determines where they go in the afterlife. You may be like me and think, “that’s such a messed up system.” And you’d be right.… Read more →
POP CULTURE MONDAY: Thanos and God pt. 1
Okay, I have waited long enough, I think, to do or say anything regarding Avengers: Infinity War. If you haven’t seen it, stop reading and come back later, unless you don’t care about spoilers or have already had it spoiled. *********************************************************************************** Thanos is the big bad foil for our favourite superheros, the Avengers (along with The Guardians as well), but… Read more →
Reckless Love pt. 3 – A poignant thought and example
This is part 3 of a blog reflecting further on a sermon message I gave in reference to the worship song, “Reckless Love.” Please join in the conversation with your thoughts and reflections. I was speaking with another person after the service Sunday night and this person has obviously had some bad experiences with love. He said that he… Read more →
Reckless Love pt. 2 Reckless But Committed
This is part 2 of a blog reflecting on a sermon I preached in relation to the worship song “Reckless Love.” “Reckless, but Committed” Consider, still, the question, “are we called to love recklessly?” I could make sense of such a claim. Like, for instance showing love to the homeless simply because God asks us to (see pt.… Read more →
Making your Lent Distraction List
Hey there! I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted a new blog, but we’re back! I wanted to add a few things building off of last night’s Living Room. If you weren’t there we kicked off our Lent series for this year – Journey to the Cross. We’ll be following Jesus and the disciples through Luke as they… Read more →
Reflections on the Sovereignty and Providence of God Panel Discussion
Hey guys, I hope you all enjoyed the discussion last night. Thanks to those who put in questions. I felt like, while some things were made a bit more clear for some of us, there were still some questions raised, which is good. Explore those questions with your home groups, with your family members, and with the Hope pastors. Next… Read more →
Reflections on Spiritual Exile
I have just a short reflection on last night’s Living Room discussion on ‘Spiritual Exile,’ followed by some Scripture passages you can read and reflect on for yourself. Following on from what Courtney spoke about last night, spiritual exile speaks to the spiritual separation or distance from God brought on by our own choice to do so. In this… Read more →
Last Night’s Linger @ the Living Room
Hey everyone! Last night marked the very first Linger @ the Living Room service. If you weren’t there it was an extended time of sung worship for those who really connect with the Spirit through that type of worship. – side note – I know the term “worship” is often only a reference for music, and I get that it’s… Read more →
Reflections on Spiritual Gifts Panel Last Night: Evil Spirits
Last night at the LR we had a great discussion around the use of Spiritual Gifts. Gabe identified 23 gifts in Scripture that are given by the Holy Spirit (aside from Ephesians 4:11 which says, “Christ gave,” but lets be real here and remember that God is Triune, meaning 3 in 1, so to say Christ gave is essentially the… Read more →