Rod White's Blog, page 24

12 basics for covenant keeping in conflict

This piece is for everyone who wants to work out a covenant. The covenant relationships most common to us are the ones we keep in our marriages and the one we have with each other as the people of God … Continue reading →

What do Christians REALLY want?

The title of today���s post hit me while I was walking the streets with Jesus on the way of the cross last Friday. I was pondering our journey in Capitolo Park, in the rain when I heard a nice singing … Continue reading →

I am not Indiana

It is interesting to be alive as the United States goes ���post-Christian.��� I still remember sitting around the living room just after graduating from college predicting this day and looking forward to it, so we could get back to telling … Continue reading →

Six good reasons to observe the Holy Week

I have always had a bit of resistance to telling people about Holy Week. It is one of those things that casual people might gum up and consuming people might defile. It really deserves people who voluntarily seek the Lord … Continue reading →

It is the second act — what do we do now?

It is true that Terry Gilliam stole the title “imaginarium” from us and applied it to his devilish movie. The five people who knew about that movie before I just told you may have had trouble taking our “rolling Council” … Continue reading →

THINKING like we ought to belong together — even these days

The first General Conference of the Brethren in Christ I ever attended was led by the Moderator named Owen Alderfer. He impressed us so much that Gwen and I thought we had stumbled upon the Shangri-la of denominations. We had … Continue reading →

Who am I in the globalized world: migrant or tourist?

A version of some thinking we’ve been doing as Brethren in Christ church planters. I think the story of Jesus and our own stories of following the Lord���s lead are crucial to church planting in this next era. ��A person … Continue reading →

Patrick had nerve — redux

Why aren���t we spiritual ancestors of St. Patrick more like St. Patrick? Unlike him, we are often stuck on a treadmill of trying harder at things that aren���t working. we keep looking for answers to questions that no longer need … Continue reading →

There is always a little pain in the introduction

My sense of church planting begins with introducing myself and the Lord who is with me. Like God became incarnate in Jesus, I am a human filled with the Spirit. Church planting is personal — just like Jesus walking around … Continue reading →

Redux # 1 — David Bazan and the Dialogue about Lost Faith

My top ten series is complete! This is the #1 most-read post from before 2014 from last year. In 2013 I remembered David Bazan and his very public struggle with faith. About the time Circle of Hope got going, a … Continue reading →