Look at the following passage: And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the…
Category: Christianity
hints of the psychology of human judgment in Pauline theology
My wife and I have started attending a small church named Grace International Church here in Baltimore. We are pleased with the opportunity to transition from a much larger fellowship to a smaller community of believers with whom we might share more responsibility now that we know we will be in the area a bit…
#66: God brought you through the struggle… Now what?
Last night, I was asked to share my testimony with the Navigators fellowship at Bowie State University. I shared, but departed greatly from my prepared comments, so I’m writing an abridged version of my thoughts here. A few points of background to start: 1.) The Navigators is a Christian organization emphasizing one to one discipleship….
#31
I’ve been reading Leslie Newbigin’s “The Gospel in a Pluralist Society” and he’s got me thinking about some of the fabulous ideas he presented. I think one of the most riveting ideas he presents is the myth of a secular society. To make things short, Newbigin argues that we as Christians cannot assent to the…
i’m seeking, but it’s so hard to see you
as you probably may know by now, i am a Christian. naturally, that means i go to church as well. often. so, you are probably not surprised to hear that i often hear the expression “seek the face of God.” more often than not, it comes in the form of a command, say, “you must…
#16… self-examination
I am in New York for the Labor Day weekend visiting my girlfriend. I wasn’t supposed to come up this weekend, but I will not go into detail about how I decided to come. She and her mom went on a medical/evangelistic missions trip to the Dominican Republic with their church, Bethel Gospel Assembly in…
#3
this week, i’ve been doing a lot of thinking… i’ve just been allowing laziness to get the best of me, though. i could’ve been much more productive with my studies, letting opportunity after opportunity to get ahead in my research and my assignments slip from my fingers. i’ve been letting the feeling of tiredness dominate…
#2
so, someone needs to tell me why i’m awake at 4.28am on a saturday morning… i was watching a movie about dietrich bonhoeffer’s resistance to the extermination of the jews in nazi germany, and i was moved by a number of things. the most striking thing about the movie for me was the juxtaposition of…