Provocative Christian Living is radical, it is about getting to the root of what it means to be a follower of Jesus
Safety, comfort, and security. They sound like wonderful, worthy goals that no one would take issue with. After all, who would willingly seek out and embrace their opposite numbers, danger, suffering, and turmoil? Yet in a previous post I began to make the case that these three nearly universally accepted values of the western world …
Continue reading Three Cultural Values that are Suffocating Your Faith: Part 2, Comfort.
Faith in Jesus is a living, breathing thing. Like all living things when healthy it grows and even reproduces. As long as it receives the proper nourishment and right environment it can flourish. But if we cut back on the nourishment or the environment becomes toxic, sickness and even death can result. The scriptures speak …
Continue reading Three Cultural Values That are Suffocating Your Faith and You Don’t Even Know It.
Recently I was asked to be a guest on a local news program to share a few thoughts about Hollywood's new found fascination with stories from the Bible. With the upcoming release of Noah starring Russell Crowe as well as The Son of God, as telling of the life of Jesus, there appears to be …
