Rod White's Blog, page 23
June 20, 2015
Tagged with “cult”
Ouch. I got tagged with the title “cult” by an indirect shot from one of my relatives. I also heard that quite a few people in the church think other people think our church is a cult! That hurts – … Continue reading →
June 15, 2015
Did Taylor mean to run over Jesus?
Taylor Swift was in town this past weekend. Thus caps off my ten-day meditation on Bad Blood. Now, of course, I love Taylor Swift like everyone else. But that does not mean I don’t want to speak some truth as … Continue reading →
June 8, 2015
Does following Jesus feel too demanding to you?
Our mission in Christ is like a long, endurance race (Hebrews 12:1). If you watch the Olympics, you have seen long distance runners race in a pack, gauging the capacity of the other runners until it is time to give … Continue reading →
June 1, 2015
The pleasure of dreaming with God
Let’s consider how God might move us through a dream. Last night I talked a lot about dreaming in honor of Peter’s great outburst of enthusiasm as he quoted the prophet Joel to explain what the Holy Spirit of God … Continue reading →
May 25, 2015
Pentecost on Memorial Day Weekend.
Originally posted on Rod's Blog:
1) Memorial Day is a hard one. It really means something significant and is sad on so many levels. It is sad that we ignore it as we go to the beach. It is…
1) Memorial Day is a hard one. It really means something significant and is sad on so many levels. It is sad that we ignore it as we go to the beach. It is…
May 18, 2015
Parenting as a community
Some people saw “parenting” in the title of my post and never got further than the title. They are not a parent at all, or not a parent of young children, so they are skipping this post because it is … Continue reading →
May 11, 2015
5 reasons some people are tired of being a Christian
More and more people are just plain tired out from being a Christian. They feel a change in their world. They are uncomfortable about adapting. I think they are feeling a nostalgia for a time that may have never existed: “Christendom” … Continue reading →
May 4, 2015
What does it take to make a church happen in your 20’s and 30’s?
Our church��will be talking a lot about children for the next month or so. Not only do we love them, we know a lot of them. (They seem to be popping out all over like tulips). We want to stategize … Continue reading →
April 27, 2015
Practical thinking about drugs
The wisdom or rightness of whatever we are doing��depends primarily upon our motivation or purpose for doing it. “Why?” and “what for?” make a difference. Jesus followers know why they are alive and what to live for. The Apostle Paul … Continue reading →
April 20, 2015
What about drugs? Some background for doing theology.
When we are doing theology we are mentalizing with God and his people. We are not working on the social construction of reality; we are listening for the reality behind what we think we know — the voice of God. … Continue reading →
