Monthly Archives: April 2009
There are two topics people are fearful of discussing: religion and politics. Either one can be a powderkeg if people inclined to anger get to discussing controversial issues. When the two overlap, things can get really heated! So, we should just keep religion and politics separate—the old “seperation of church and state” thing, right? I [...]
[ May 2, 2009; ] Robin Ashton will use building.
I’ve been talking a lot about “story” in recent articles. The last series was about “our story” as a local church. This one is about story too, but the bigger picture of our whole worldview. A worldview is essentially the story that serves as the backdrop of our lives. It tells us what is right [...]
“Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, ‘All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me’” (Matthew 4:8-9 ESV). To whom does this world belong? According to Satan in the [...]