If Jesus is Lord, what does that make you?
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A couple weeks ago I wrote a guest blog at  Aaron Havens site, it was in response to the question he asked:
Is there such thing as a “Christian lifestyle” ?
I have a hard time with the word ‘Christian’ these days, partially because the term has been so thoroughly abused by its adherents. I also [...]

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Do you believe in Beincarnation?
I heard this creative term a number of years ago and it’s never left me.
Similar to my post on tantric preaching, beincarnation co-opts another traditionally ‘Eastern’ term - Reincarnation. I’ll assume that’s okay since Jesus was an eastern teacher…
Reincarnation is driven by the cosmic judgment of your deeds in [...]

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Recently I was working on a research project interviewing a wide spectrum of people at a church. Questions were along the lines of where they were at spiritually with the church, what could use improvement, what they would do to change things and so on.
One interesting insight that came out of it was when [...]

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If you liked that post, check out…Jesus and food… by Lon on June 18th, 2008Beincarnation by Lon on February 8th, 2008The Kingdom of God… by Lon on September 8th, 2005A Christian ‘lifestyle’? by Lon on March 10th, 2008

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This past Sunday I introduced our church to r.e.a.l. disciplines. This is something I adapted from Michael Frost’s BELLS and Neil Cole’s LTG’s.
r.e.a.l. is an acronym for Reflect, Eat, Act, and Listen. Our goal is not simply to be a community of faith, but a community of practice.
What does it mean to incarnate [...]

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Key ideas from my talk this Christmas at Mosaic
We wait and anticipate - Our coming King
Though we wait, we celebrate - God who stepped into human history as Jesus
And as we celebrate, we incarnate - We follow Jesus in being his hands, feet, and voice in this world
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Several years ago I carved out a wooden cross and burnt our names on it declaring that we were joined by Christ.
Not long after, I dropped it and broke it… and I’m the piece that broke off.
How incredibly disturbing.
Today I’m reminded that I’m damned… in every way you can think of it.
doomed, lost, lost forever, [...]

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An interesting image that’s been going around lately.

It’s by an artist named Lars Justinen from the Justinen Creative Group.
What do you think?
If you liked that post, check out…Questions on Christ & Mission… by Lon on September 19th, 2008Worth dying for… by Lon on May 20th, 2008What a night… by Lon on August 26th, 2008Every person [...]

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Well, it’s official, I am not a heretic. Though I think the rebellious part of me almost wishes I was.

Are you a heretic?
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You scored as Chalcedon compliantYou are Chalcedon compliant. Congratulations, you’re not a heretic. You believe that Jesus is truly God and truly man and like us in every respect, apart from [...]

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